[EN] The refurbishment of traditional vernacular architecture is currently of interest for the conservation of heritage, historic landscape and cultural landscape, as well as for its potential benefits in the field of ...
[EN] Concrete is the primary building material worldwide with a substantial impact on the built environment sustainability. Hence, it is necessary to assess concrete¿s combined functionality, economic and environmental ...
[EN] The analytic network process (ANP) is a discrete multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method conceived as a generalization of the traditional analytic hierarchical process (AHP) to address its limitations. ANP allows ...
[EN] Right after the enforcement of the Directive (EU) 2015/1513, amending the Renewable Energy Directive of the European Union, the situation of the biodiesel sector in Spain is particularly uncertain. Although domestic ...
[EN] Since establishing the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, the assessment of the sustainability performance of existing and future infrastructures has been in the spotlight of the scientific community. This is ...
Pacheco-Blanco, Bélgica; Astorga-Mendoza, Francisco; Artacho Ramírez, Miguel Ángel; Cloquell Ballester, Victor Andres(AEIPRO, 2021-07-09)
[ES] El sector portuario incluye una serie de actividades claves para el desarrollo económico
de una región. Estas actividades proporcionan productos y servicios que generan una
serie de impactos al medio ambiente durante ...
[EN] This study describes the introduction of the life cycle assessment methodology to a postgraduate course through a flipped classroom. The analysis was carried out in the subject predictive models and optimization of ...
Rivera Marin, Adrian(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-03-02)
[ES] Las ciudades son responsables de más del 70% de las emisiones globales de gases de efecto
invernadero. Por lo tanto, es necesario evaluar el potencial de un área para lograr la neutralidad
en carbono para calcular ...
Martínez-Muñoz, D.; Martí Albiñana, José Vicente; Yepes, V.(MDPI AG, 2021-08)
[EN] Achieving sustainability is currently one of the main objectives, so a consensus between different environmental, social, and economic aspects is necessary. The construction sector is one of the main sectors responsible ...
Escobar Lanzuela, Neus(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-06-04)
[EN] In the last decade, there has been an increase in demand for biofuels, fostered by public policies. In the European Union, Directive 2009/28/EC (RED) establishes a 10% target for renewable energy use in the transport ...
[EN] Structured hierarchical catalysts were developed for efficient reduction of bromates in water. In the catalysts a small amount of active metal, 0.3 wt.% Pd, is supported onto carbon nanofibres grown either on sintered ...
[EN] The exponential growth of additive manufacturing technologies is not only improving production processes to achieve functional requirements for products, but it could also help to minimize environmental impacts. In ...
Planas Estañ, Iñaki(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-07-22)
[ES] Evaluación de la sostenibilidad del impacto medioambiental de las nuevas baterías de iones de litio y de las baterías de iones de litio renovadas en forma de kg de CO2 EQ. Revisión de la literatura sobre métodos de ...
Antimicrobial coatings are being increasingly used as a means to extend the shelf life of food products. This extension helps consumers cut down on the food waste generated at household level, while at the same time reducing ...
[EN] Cement concrete is the most widely used construction material worldwide due to its favourable mechanical characteristics. However, it is responsible for 8% of the total carbon emissions in the world, which are generated ...
[EN] The objective of this study was to assess the environmental impact of a submerged anaerobic MBR (SAnMBR) system in the treatment of urban wastewater at different temperatures: ambient temperature (20 and 33 degrees ...
Owsianiak, Mikolaj; Ryberg, Morten W.; Renz, Michael; Hitzl, Martin; Hauschildt, Michael Z.(American Chemical Society, 2016-12)
[EN] Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of green waste, food waste, organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW), and digestate is assessed using life cycle assessment as a potential technology to treat biowaste. Water ...
Romero Clausell, Joan(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-06-08)
[ES] En todos los continentes, un rico patrimonio arquitectónico atestigua el uso de la tierra como apto para la construcción, acuciando unas bondades difícilmente alcanzables por sus homólogos contemporáneos. Hoy en día, ...
Garcia Llorens, Josep(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-03-11)
[ES] El esperado aumento en la población mundial supone un importante reto para los años venideros. La necesidad de alimentar a toda la población de manera sostenible hace necesaria la búsqueda de fuentes alternativas de ...