Projects
Sustainability assessment of contaminated site remediation with emphasis on valuation. KU Leuven
Although the integration of the principles of sustainability in the selection of site remediation alternatives has become an important issue, most attention is still paid to the direct costs of the soil remediation and the environmental and health impacts of the soil contamination. Less tangible social and economic aspects, such as non-monetary costs and benefits, are only marginally addressed, although they are essential to make a more ...
A holistic framework for decision making in renovation and reconstruction projects using life cycle sustainability assessment KU Leuven
The existing building stock plays a pivotal role in transitioning towards a sustainable built environment. Building renovations in the following decades are expected to increase their contribution to achieving European carbon-neutral objectives. Therefore, the orientation of new renovation interventions may be crucial to comply with climate mitigation targets and pursue other challenges in the construction sector, such as resource scarcity. ...
How to prevent over-optimism on circular strategies? Enriching prospective sustainability assessment through a dynamic value chain equilibrium model to limit undesired side effects of technological progress University of Antwerp
Assessment of the Carbonation, CO2 Sequestration and Leaching Behavior of Potential ‘Green’ Concrete with Supplementary Cementitious Materials to Quantify its Actual Durability and Sustainability Ghent University
Partial cement replacement by supplementary cementitious materials in concrete could reduce CO2 emissions. Durability should remain though. Because accelerated tests usually indicate higher susceptibility to carbonation, all related changes in microstructure and transport properties will be studied. Moreover, a setup for carbonation under mechanical loads will be developed. CO2 sequestration and leaching will be addressed as well for LCA ...
Strong sustainability appraisal for transport Vrije Universiteit Brussel
which provides formal input for decisions, is increasingly criticised for
its ‘weak’ sustainability approach, assuming that any negative
(typically ecological or social) impact can be compensated by any
positive (typically economic) impacts. The ‘strong’ sustainability
approach, in contrast, asserts that harm on ‘critical’ natural and ...
Reuse of phosphorus from organic waste streams in agriculture - an experimental analysis of the sustainability KU Leuven
Decades of excessive use of phosphorus (P) fertilisers in agriculture resulted in large soil P reserves in arable soils. This historical over-fertilisation contrasts with the impending scarcity of natural mineral P resources and with the adverse environmental effects due to losses of P to the natural environment; for these reasons, the reservoirs of soil P are often denoted as the legacy P. To reduce these environmental effects, ...
Building performance characterisation and assessment based on in-situ measurements KU Leuven
Decreasing the energy use in buildings can only be achieved by an accurate characterisation of the as-built energy performance of buildings. This is mainly for two reasons. First of all, despite the ever more stringent energy legislation for new and renovated buildings, monitoring the actual energy performances often reveals a significant performance gap with the theoretically designed targets. Characterisation by monitoring hence ensures ...