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Digital transformation: life cycle assessment of digital services, multifunctional devices and cloud computing — Etienne LEES-PERASSO – 2020
Digital transformation: life cycle assessment of digital services, multifunctional devices and cloud computing — Etienne LEES-PERASSO – 2020 The 73rd Discussion Forum on Life Cycle Assessment took place on November 21, 2019 in Switzerland. Organized by the University of Zurich, this forum brought together the international scientific community around a key theme: digital transformation. The…
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Network for building purposes equipment environmental declarations – Towards a Harmonised System – Etienne LEES-PERASSO – Damien PRUNEL – 2016
Network for building purposes equipment environmental declarations - Towards a Harmonised System - Etienne LEES-PERASSO - Damien PRUNEL - 2016 Throughout Europe, the increasing demand on performance proofs from public bodies, construction leaders and end customers motivates manufacturers to communicate on the global environmental performance of their products. In parallel, there is a strong willingness…
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How to complete LCA studies data collection in order to improve its quality – Etienne LEES-PERASSO – 2015
How to complete LCA studies data collection in order to improve its quality - Etienne LEES-PERASSO - 2015 LCA is a more and more widespread tool used to calculate the environmental impacts of products and services. This importance leads to an increasing need for reliability and transparency of data and results. In parallel, the multiplication…
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Environmental labelling of electronic products mobile phones, laptop and tablet – Damien PRUNEL – 2015
Environmental labelling of electronic products mobile phones, laptop and tablet - Damien PRUNEL - 2015 Electronic retailing is continually growing and evolving. New innovations such as 4G LTE network, supersized curved screens, laptops thinner and lighter than ever or connected devices stimulate consumer demand. Most people are unaware of the potential negative impact of the…
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Comparative LCA of an innovative aggregate production method from incineration waste and CO2 – Etienne LEES-PERASSO – 2015
Comparative LCA of an innovative aggregate production method from incineration waste and CO2 - Etienne LEES-PERASSO - 2015 The incineration process is currently used in many countries thanks to its ability to reduce the weight and the volume of domestic and industrial waste, as well as to sanitize many hazardous waste. This process also generates…
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Integration of simple LCA into complex systems, the CaSIE² project (2/2) – Etienne LEES-PERASSO – Damien PRUNEL – 2015
Integration of simple LCA into complex systems, the CaSIE² project - Etienne LEES-PERASSO - Damien PRUNEL - 2015 Recent scientific, technical and normative works insist on the relevance of life cycle assessment (LCA) as a methodology to evaluate the environmental performance of materials, systems and buildings. Though, those systems are complex by nature, evolving numerous…
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