PROGRAMMI DI RICERCA LCA DEL DISTRETTO ECODOMUS

2009

ANALISI DEL CICLO DI VITA DI UN LATERIZIO PORIZZATO

2009

Viene presentato uno studio finalizzato alla reda- zione di una Dichiarazione Ambientale di Prodotto (DAP) relativa ad un laterizio porizzato, manufatto edile caratterizzato da buone proprietà termoisolanti e fonoassorbenti. La valutazione delle prestazioni energetico-ambientali del manufatto è stata condot- ta in conformità agli standard internazionali della serie ISO 14040. Sulla base dei risultati dell’analisi sono state individuate alcune soluzioni di migliora- mento dell’eco-profilo del manufatto in esame.

Managing Municipal Solid Waste: Energetic and Environmetal Comparison among different options

2001

Goal. This research aims to assess the environmental effects of integrated strategies in a municipal waste management system. In particular, analysis is focused on a waste stream in Palermo, where landfill involves the prompt disposal of the most waste after collection. The current local management system is compared with two integrated waste management alternatives. Both the options comply with Italian regulations, but each one predicts adopting the available technologies in different ways. Methods and objectives. Energetic and environmental balances are carried out in each management system referring to local waste composition in order to quantify energy consumption, the recovery of mater…

KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE AGRO-FOOD SECTOR. A CASE STUDY FOR CITRUS BASED PRODUCTS IN THE ITALIAN CONTEXT

2009

New exergy criterion in the multicriteria context: a life cycle assessment of two plaster products

2003

This paper deals with the exergy analysis (EXA) of plaster materials and ranks the environmental burdens due to the production of such materials. The calculation of the exergy loss during the whole examined process represents a relevant index, looking at the technology improvement of a process, as a suitable tool in aid of the trade-off of alternative materials in the decision making. A life cycle inventory is performed for building plaster products and the matrix method is used. The authors extend the application of EXA to life cycle assessment, conducting an exergetic life cycle assessment, and propose an exergetic index in the framework of multi-criteria decision making. An exergy balanc…

L’analisi di ciclo di vita degli edifici: metodi, strumenti, casi di studio

2012