scholarly journals IDENTIFICATION OF TECHNOLOGIES AND PROCESSES TO ENHANCE THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, OPERATION, AND END-OF-LIFE OF THE MOTOR YACHT ABOVE 24 METERS

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Liang ◽  
R Birmingham
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Sustainable Value ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Enhance Efficiency

Sustainable development is a continuing concern in the Superyacht Industry due to the pressure on not only minimizing environmental impact but also considering economic viability and social acceptability. It is possible to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of resource use in manufacture, operation and recycle by identifying the sustainable technologies at the design stage. However, there is a lack of a holistic method to measure sustainable performance over the life cycle of the motor yacht during the technologies selection. A Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA)based Sustainable Value Added (SVA) method has been developed to measure the sustainable performance for each technology using on the motor yacht over 24 meters. It is a new approach using the financial measure to aggregate data with existing economic terms to communicate with the investor with one language. This paper presents a systematic method and process to guide designer and owners to select and invest relatively sustainable solutions for the motor Superyacht.

Life Cycle Management and Sharing Economy

2020 ◽  
pp. 152-166
Author(s):  
Roberta Guglielmetti Mugion ◽  
Gabriella Arcese ◽  
Martina Toni ◽  
Luca Silvestri
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Life Cycle Thinking ◽  
Sustainable Value ◽  
Definition Of

The life cycle sustainability assessment based on Life Cycle Thinking is currently considered the most crucial paradigm that includes three kinds of sustainability variables. Life cycle management (LCM) is the most holistic approach in promoting sustainable value creation, embedding the social, economic, and environmental dimensions as a management tool. LCM is mainly applied in the manufacturing and products chain, whereas it is understudied in the service industry. This chapter proposes the development of the LCM general framework and the definition of indicators for the assessment of sustainability in the urban shared mobility. The research framework has been tested in the transportation sector focusing on car sharing context.

scholarly journals Sustainable early design exploration of mid-rise office buildings with different subsystems using comparative life cycle assessment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Zaker Esteghamati ◽  
Houri Sharifnia ◽  
Diep Ton ◽  
Patricia Asiatco ◽  
Georg Reichard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Design Exploration ◽  
Suitable Alternative ◽  
Early Design ◽  
The Impact

Minimizing environmental impacts over a building’s life cycle is critical to achieving sustainable communities. Early design is the most critical step to improve construction’s sustainability, as the majority of important decisions have not yet been made. However, the implementation of sustainability assessment in early design is data- and effort-intensive, resulting in limited whole building life cycle assessments. Previous studies have mainly focused either on single residential structures, included only a subset of building components, or investigated early design parameters mostly associated with energy efficiency. Whereas, comparison of alternative building subsystems at early design received less attention. This study aims to provide and utilize benchmark data for the life-cycle impacts of mid-rise office buildings, focusing on the impact of building subsystem selection at early design exploration. Environmental impacts were compared across six professionally-designed archetypes comprising compatible combinations of foundation, floor, and structural assemblies for a site in Charleston, South Carolina. Detailed operational energy modeling was performed using the EnergyPlus framework, where a range of code-compliant envelope systems are studied and paired with other assemblies. Lastly, sensitivity assessment and statistical analysis are performed to quantify uncertainty associated with the use of such data for early design guidance. The results suggest that decisions associated with the use phase (such as envelope selection) dominates life cycle impacts and should be prioritized. Additionally, no single subsystem governs all embodied impacts across different buildings. Lastly, it is critical to consider a large number of alternatives at the early design stage, as excluding a combination of subsystems might close pathways to reaching a more environmentally suitable alternative during design iterations/optimization.

scholarly journals INTEGRATED QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT IN CONSTRUCTION: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 611-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksander Srdić ◽  
Jana Šelih
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Construction Products ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Construction Product

In today’s world, the definition of quality has been extended to more comprehensive level, which also comprises sustainable performance. The paper systematically builds an integrated model that includes quality as well as sustainable performance of the built environment and accompanying construction processes. This model for the “Integrated Quality and Sustainability Performance Assessment in Construction” presents a three-level arrangement, namely: the structure, process/ project, and construction product. We propose a holistic sustainability assessment methodology based on the authors’ previous research work for structures. The strict implementation of quality and environmental management systems in the participating organisations and in the whole construction project guarantees quality and environmental performance at project/process level. On the construction product level, we complement the existing requirement of providing a statement of conformity for each product of the structure with the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for all construction products. We use the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology to obtain the EPDs for specific construction products; in this way, we can evaluate their environmental impacts throughout the life cycle of a product or structure. On the structure level, a model for the integrated sustainability and quality assessment, which was previously proposed by the authors, is employed. Integration of all three levels ensures that the desired plateau of quality and sustainability performance is achieved for structures, processes and products. In the present version, the model is tailored to the specific features of buildings, and the sustainability aspect is limited to the environmental performance. An investigation of measures required to implement the proposed model into practice shows that clients have a major influence upon the procurement rules. Consequently, the targeted audience of potential users is that of clients procuring buildings.

scholarly journals Sustainability Assessment Using Economic Value Added

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Jankalová ◽  
Jana Kurotová
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Economic Value Added ◽  
Sustainable Value ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Sustainability Assessments

Sustainability assessments should be based on financial and non-financial indicators. To describe the financial situation of companies and to calculate the actual economic profit of a company, the Economic Value Added methodology appears as a suitable solution. The aim of the paper is to apply the Economic Value Added methodology to real-life corporate data and present the company’s value through a case study. This study is based on information that was gathered through an extensive literature review (research publications and research studies (documents) about sustainability, corporate social responsibility, Sustainable Value concept, and Economic Value Added (EVA) methodology; and the company’s financial statements with notes of the selected company) using Internet and research databases and the author’s own experience. Methods of analysis, comparison, selection, abstraction, induction, deduction, determination, and statistics were used. In addition to the positives, this evaluation method also has negatives, including limitations (problems) in measuring a company’s value.

A Holistic Method to Enhance the Sustainable Design, Manufacture, Operation, and End-of-Life of Offshore Supply Vessels

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mincui Liang
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Environmental Cost ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Shipping Industry ◽  
Monetary Valuation ◽  
Holistic Method

Abstract Nowadays, sustainable development is becoming a worldwide growing concern for the shipping industry. The overall aim of this paper is to develop a holistic method to enhance sustainable design at the design stage of Offshore Supply Vessels. The process and practice of deciding on the alternative hull & structure materials are presented in the case study to verify and validate the method. The technique includes four main parts. Firstly, Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment, which was developed from Life Cycle Assessment, and which has been carried out to analyze the environmental, economic, and social impacts. Secondly, Monetary Valuation is used to convert the results of the Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment. Moreover, Life Cycle Sustainability Costing is used as an accounting tool to aggregate the results from the Monetary Valuation, including environmental cost, economic cost, and social cost. Finally, the results of Life Cycle Sustainability Costing have been analyzed through Sensitivity Analysis to interpret and make sound recommendations. The novelty of this research is the combination of the different methods, as well as its application to Offshore Supply Vessels.

scholarly journals Research Towards Sustainable Parking Solutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 376-386
Author(s):  
Jolanta Baran ◽  
Anna Miklis ◽  
Iwona Żabińska
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
City Logistics ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Public Expectations ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Car Park ◽  
Use Stage ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract The aim of the article is to identify problems and public expectations regarding parking and the application of different parking solutions. Based on the results of a CAWI questionnaire survey, an evaluation of selected parking solutions is presented. Among others, vertical parking has been taken into account, the use of which is associated with a reduction in the area required for parking and an improvement in environmental performance characteristics at the use stage. This study is part of the search for sustainable solutions in city logistics. The results of the study serve as an initial insight into the opinions of one group of users in the life cycle of a car park. They can be used as an introduction to the eco-design of parking solutions and to compare different parking systems. The study was carried out as part of a project entitled: “Analysis of the environmental impact of a vertical parking solution using life cycle assessment at the design stage” carried out at the Silesian University of Technology.

scholarly journals LIFE CYCLE SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING IN BRIDGE DESIGN: A REVIEW

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 690-704
Author(s):  
Ignacio Javier Navarro ◽  
Vicent Penadés-Plà ◽  
David Martínez-Muñoz ◽  
Rasmus Rempling ◽  
Víctor Yepes
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Life Cycle Stage ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Neutrosophic Logic

Sustainable design of infrastructures has become a major matter of study since the recent establishment of the Agenda 2030. This paper provides a systematic literature review on the use of multi-criteria decision making techniques used so far for the sustainable design of bridges. Special attention is put as well on how the reviewed studies assess the sustainable performance of bridge designs along their life cycle from the economic, the environmental and the social perspective. Although SAW and AHP are recurrently used in the sustainable assessment of bridges, the analysis of the most recent articles show that the application of TOPSIS and PROMETHEE techniques are gaining increasing relevance for such purpose. Most of the studies focus on the research of the construction and the maintenance stage of bridges. However, a need for further analysis is identified when it comes to the assessment of the impacts resulting from the End of Life cycle stage of bridges from a sustainable point of view. The use of intuitionistic and neutrosophic logic have been detected as emerging alternatives to the fuzzy approach of decision making problems.

scholarly journals Sustainability Assessment Using Sustainable Value Added

2016 ◽  
Vol 220 ◽  
pp. 177-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Kassem ◽  
Oldřich Trenz ◽  
Jiří Hřebíček ◽  
Oldřich Faldík
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Sustainable Value
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