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(85 entries)
Application of the DGNB certification scheme to public buildings
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Construction |
| Client: |
Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung, Germany |
| Duration: |
2009 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Application of the criteria of the German Certificate for Sustainable Construction to two federal buildings and evaluation of the criteria. |
Complete Inventory of the Vehicles, Smart City Coupe, Cabrio and CDI
| Category: |
Automotive |
| Client: |
Industry |
| Duration: |
1999 - 2000 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Environmental Assessment of entire vehicles over their whole life cycles. Particular emphasis on Body-in-White concept and hang-on parts. |
Critical Review of chemicals
Data sets for the ELCD database
| Category: |
Databases and Data Formats |
| Client: |
Industry |
| Duration: |
2009 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Conversion of data sets from the PlasticsEurope data set format to the ILCD format. |
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Eco-Efficiency of PVC Recovery Options
| Category: |
Recycling and Landfill |
| Client: |
Industry |
| Duration: |
2002 - 2003 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Comparison of four PVC recovery options: mechanical solvolysis, pyrolysis, hydrolysis/ pyrolysis and incineration with HCl recovery |
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Emissionsfaktoren für Groß- und Mittelgroße Feuerungsanlagen, direkt und Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung
Emission Factors for Large and Medium Scale Power, Heat and Combined Heat & Power (CHP) plants
| Category: |
Energy |
| Client: |
VDA (German Automotive Association) |
| Duration: |
2004 - 2005 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Development of emission factors for the provision of power and heat in various countries world wide.
Emission factors are used for the calculation of environmental emissions connected with the operations of German automotive OEMs which are published in their yearly environmental reports. |
Erarbeitung der Anforderungen einer Vergaberichtlinie für ein nationales Umweltzeichen Fenster
Formulation of Requirements for a Guideline for a National Ecolabel for Windows
| Category: |
Construction |
| Client: |
UBA (German Federal Environment Agency) |
| Duration: |
1999 - 2000 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Project objectives:
Development of a catalogue of requirements for window systems (frames and glass) as basis for environmental certificates;
Consideration of the whole life cycle of window systems including new developments. Integration of the RAL-UZ 52 requirements (high heat insulating laminated insulation glass)
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Formteile zur Wärmedämmung aus Partikelschaumstoffen auf Basis nachwachsender Rohstoffe
Thermal insulation using particle foam based on renewable materials
| Category: |
Plastics and Composites |
| Client: |
Ls BaWü (Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg) |
| Duration: |
2005 - 2007 (completed) |
| Objective: |
LCA comparison of new developed insulation materials based on thermoplastic biopolymers with conventional insulation materials. Modelling of the production and use phases of two current heat insulation systems for buildings (reference scenarios).
Modelling of the newly developed heat insulation systems using thermoplastic biopolymers and comparison with the current systems (research scenarios). |
Ganzheitliche Bilanzierung von Baumaterialien und Gebäuden
Life Cycle Engineering of Construction Materials and Buildings
| Category: |
Construction |
| Client: |
Several costumers from industry and construction material associations |
| Duration: |
1994 (still active) |
| Objective: |
Acquisition of impacts on the environment due to the manufacturing of building materials; investigation of complex systems and products, LCA of exemplary buildings and presentation of optimisation potentials. |
Ganzheitliche Bilanzierung von Produktion und Design im Fertighausbau
Life Cycle Engineering of production and design in prefabricated house construction
| Category: |
Construction |
| Client: |
Ministry of economics Baden-Württemberg |
| Duration: |
1996 - 1997 (completed) |
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Konzept und Machbarkeitsstudie "Datenbank Ökobilanz-Daten"
Conception and feasibility study: "Database for Life Cycle Assessment data"
| Category: |
Databases and Data Formats |
| Client: |
UBA (German Federal Environment Agency) |
| Duration: |
1993 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Concept study. The study investigates how product related LCI Data from different LCA studies could be harmonised and integrated into a public available database system that can be used for public LCA research projects. Questions on data and content privacy as well as technical and organisational issues are evaluated. |
LCA of PVC and of principal competing Materials
| Category: |
Plastics and Composites |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2003 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Compilation of an overview of publicly available information on LCA of PVC and competing materials in order to assess existing information and to identify information gaps collected these studies. |
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LCI Energy Data Sets provided in the GaBi professional and additional Databases
Sachbilanzinventare im Bereich Energie für die GaBi professional und Zusatzdatenbanken
| Category: |
Energy |
| Client: |
Several costumers |
| Duration: |
1990 (still active) |
| Objective: |
Creating, maintaining and updating LCI data sets for the GaBi professional and additional databases. Country specific (more than 80 different countries) LCI results: Energy carriers (coal, natural gas, crude oil, uranium, etc.) and power grid mixes, fuels, thermal energy and process steam, used e.g. for modelling plastics, intermediates, ferrous metals, non ferrous metals, precious metals, aluminium, coating systems, mineral materials, electronics and transportation. |
Modelling of Specific Energy Supply LCI data sets
| Category: |
Energy |
| Client: |
Various industry (e.g. Daimler, Rio Tinto Alcan, Freudenberg, Volkswagen, Miro Refinery) |
| Duration: |
1995 (still active) |
| Objective: |
Developing of individual LCI data sets on the supply of electricity, heat and cooling to production facilities on the basis of either company owned power and Combines Heat and Power (CHP) plants or specific power and CHP plants of utilities (e.g. RWE, EnBW). |
Perspektiven für eine umwelt- und sozialverträgliche Werkstoffentwicklung in der Automobilindustrie unter Einbeziehung der Zuliefer- und Verwertungsbetriebe
Perspectives for an Environmentally and Socially Sound Material Development in the Automotive Industry under consideration of Suppliers and Recyclers.
| Category: |
Automotive |
| Client: |
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) |
| Duration: |
1995 - 1996 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Comparison of Polyvinylchloride(PVC)-Plastisol and Styrolmethacrylic acid (SMA)-Plastisol as well as combined concepts for uncoatings of passenger cars |
Review of data sets for the ELCD database
| Category: |
Databases and Data Formats |
| Client: |
Industry |
| Duration: |
2009 - 2010 (still active) |
| Objective: |
Review of data sets for the ELCD database. |
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Thermische Verwertung von Holzprodukten
Thermal use of Wooden Products
| Category: |
Recycling and Landfill |
| Client: |
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Holzforschung und Holzabsatzfonds (German Society for Wood Research) |
| Duration: |
2001 - 2002 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Various energy recovery facilities for wooden products were examined and modelled. Eco-profiles were developed, depending on the technical standard of the machinery and the product's relative content of actual wood. These showed which of the internal analyses and optimum realization concepts for wood products would fulfil, or even exceed, legal requirements. |
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Trade-Off Analyse einer Reinigungsmassnahme
von Raffinerieabgasen
Trade-Off Analysis of a Refinery's Flue Gas Cleaning System
| Category: |
Energy |
| Client: |
Industry |
| Duration: |
2002 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Comparison and evaluation of the ecological expenditures and benefits of particle filters (2 variants: E-filter, scrubber). Assessment of the real ecological efficiency of a tightened emission guideline (in accordance to the "Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control") for Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) facilities (50ppm to 30ppm). Consideration of production, use and EoL of the flue gas cleaning systems. |
ADSM - Active Disassembly Using Smart Materials
| Category: |
Electronics |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2000 - 2003 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Shape memory materials are used for active and passive disassembly of components and sub-assemblies of and in electronic products to get pro-active influence of EoL activities and resulting material compositions and fractions. Project goals are the easier and thus faster disassembly of electronic products, the better composed fractions resulting from the recyclers and cost and environmental improvement of WEEE |
BASE - Bio-Based Functional Materials from Engineered Self-Assembling Peptides
| Category: |
Chemistry and Biotechnology |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2005 - 2009 (completed) |
| Objective: |
BASE targets are to develop innovative nano-coating for plastics, metals and ceramic objects, exploiting the self-assembly capabilities of short and amino-acid sequences (=peptides) in industrially relevant applications. LBP-GaBi performs the sustainability study to assess the environmental, economic and societal impact of the novel applications of these self-assembling materials. |
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BIOFOAM - Bio-source based recyclable poly(ester-co-amide)s and poly(ester-co-urethane)s for industrial foam applications
| Category: |
Plastics and Composites |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2000 - 2004 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Development of sustainable foam products based upon renewable resources. This includes identification of bio sources, development of monomer production technologies from these bio sources, polymerisation, foaming technology, product development, recyclability and biodegradability.
1. Life Cycle Management - continuous decision support regarding economic, ecological, and social soundness includes new methodology: Life Cycle Working Time (LCWT) as main direct social aspect of production systems. LCWT is consistent integrated into LCA/LCE approach and includes:
- Qualification of Work (Working time / functional unit, educational and training level of employees)
- Health and Safety of Work (Lethal and non-lethal accidents, etc.)
- Humanity of Work (Child work, equity (sex, race, religion etc.), trade-unions etc.)
2. Large volume supply of bio source
3. Recyclability and Recycling options for foam products to be developed |
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BiogasMAX - Market Expansion of Biogas as a Vehicle Fuel
| Category: |
Energy, Transportation |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2006 - 2010 (still active) |
| Objective: |
Reduction of oil dependency, reduction of emissions from transport through more efficient production, distribution and use of biogas in the transport sector. Large-scale demonstration of industrial processes, benchmarking of new and near-to-market technologies, expansion of biogas fleets. Enhance the market acceptance of biogas as an alternative motor fuel.
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BioMinE - Biotechnology for Metal bearing materials in Europe
| Category: |
Metals |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2004 - 2008 (completed) |
| Objective: |
The objective of BioMinE is to develop sustainable solutions covering the whole life cycle of products and equipment of innovative biotechnology based processes for recovery/removal of metals from primary materials such as ores and concentrates, secondary materials such as mining wastes, metallurgical slags, metal bearing scrap and combustion/power plant ashes. |
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CdTe - Life Cycle Assessment support of
CdTe Photovoltaic Systems
| Category: |
Energy |
| Client: |
Industry |
| Duration: |
2007 - 2009 (completed) |
| Objective: |
LCA of CdTe PV modules and comparison to conventional energy generation systems. Additionally a Material Flow Analysis of Cd in EU-27 is carried out to investigate the Cd flows in products and fates after the end of life. |
CILECCTA - A user-oriented, knowledge-based suite of Construction Industry LifE Cycle CosT Analysis software for pan-European determination and costing of sustainable project options
| Category: |
Construction |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2009 (still active) |
| Objective: |
The principal objective of the CILECCTA project is to support the industrialisation of the construction sector particularly through:
- improved resource efficiency;
- development of client-driven knowledge-based processes, product and services;
- improvements in the use of ICT for increased connectivity of the actors in the sector.
To achieve these objectives we have brought together a top class consortium of academic and industrial researchers, associations and enterprises - both SMEs and LEs - to create a link between Whole Life Costing (WLC) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) by developing a suite of full Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) software that:
- is compatible with codified Price Banks (PBs) and Life Cycle Inventories (LCIs) across Europe;
- is customisable / configurable for whole assets and their components;
- enables the assessment of sustainable options to provide decision support;
- is user-friendly to the 95% of building enterprises that are SMEs across the EU27 and beyond.
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CO2-Trade-Off - Untersuchung und Bilanzierung des CO2-Emissions-Trade-Offs für direkteinspritzende Otto- und Dieselmotoren für Pkw und Nutzfahrzeuge
CO2-Trade off Analysis of increased Emission Limits for Internal Combustion Engines
| Category: |
Automotive |
| Client: |
FVV (subgroup of VDA -German Automotive Association) |
| Duration: |
2001 - 2003 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Investigation of advanced engine technologies and flue gas cleaning technologies for current (EURO 4 for passenger cars & EURO 3 for heavy duty vehicles) and for further enhanced emission regulations (EURO 5 resp. EURO 4). Detailed LCI analysis of the different components (electromagnetic valves, oxidation and De-NOx catalysts etc.) and of other required materials (desulphurised fuels, additives etc.) over their complete life cycle.
Considered are the possible influence of those emission reduction measures on the fuel consumption and the output levels of the different emissions (like CO2, SO2, NOx, HC's, PM). |
Construction Materials Database New Zealand - Life Cycle Assessment: Adopting and adapting overseas LCA data and methodologies for building materials in New Zealand
| Category: |
Construction |
| Client: |
NZ Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry + Industry |
| Duration: |
2008 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Description of an appropriate methodology to adapt and/or adopt LCA data of the most relevant construction materials from overseas (Europe, Germany) to New Zealand boundary conditions. |
COST-EFFECTIVE - Resource- and Cost-effective Integration of Renewables in existing High-rise Buildings
| Category: |
Construction |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2008 - 2012 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Development of innovative technologies and systems to integrate the production / provision of renewable energy into facades of existing high rise buildings. The different developed systems will be demonstrated in a building in Madrid, Spain, combined with extensive monitoring prior to and after the installation. |
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CUTE - Clean Urban Transport for Europe
| Category: |
Energy, Transportation |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2001 - 2005 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Calculation of the environmental impact of the fuel cell (FC) bus systems in comparison to conventional bus systems by LCA.
- Determination of environmental burdens of fuel cell buses and conventionally powered buses (diesel and natural gas) along the life cycle phases
- Environmental analysis of different ways of hydrogen production
- Development of future scenarios
- Contribution to Kyoto |
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E-NETZ - Entwicklung eines regionalen Energiemanagement-Konzeptes und Anwendung auf die Technologie-Region Karlsruhe
Development of a regional Energy Management Approach and its Application within the Technology Region Karlsruhe (Germany)
| Category: |
Energy |
| Client: |
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
| Duration: |
1999 - 2002 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Project goal: Identification of options for a economically and ecologically sustainable energy supply for a group of highly energy demanding companies. The companies are located in close neighbourhood in the harbour of the river Rhine; they belong to different industries. Focus of the approach is the company-spanning linkage of the electrical power and steam supply e.g. by establishing a commonly used steam and power plant.
Main tasks:
- Life Cycle Engineering analysis of the technically and economically viable options of energy supply or energy linkage.
- Visualisation of the energy flows both within the companies and between the plants.
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ECOLIFE II - ECO-efficient LIFE Cycle Technologies - From Products to Service Systems
| Category: |
Electronics |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2002 - 2003 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Thematic network with focus on the product-service life cycle of electr(on)ic products. Goal is to involve key players in the electronics and automotive industries in all of the various stages of the product-service life cycle. |
ECTOS - Ecological City Transport System
| Category: |
Energy, Transportation |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2001 - 2005 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Implement a demonstration of state-of-the-art hydrogen technology by running part of the public transport system with fuel cell busses within Reykjavík, Iceland. The energy chain will be next to CO2 free, because domestic geothermal and hydro-powered energy sources will be used to produce hydrogen by electrolysis. The main research objectives concern the socio-economic factors involved in changing the energy base of a modern urban society. Parallel to the technical tests there will be several studies on socio-environmental parameters. |
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ELCD I - Internet Site on Life-Cycle Assessment Tools and Services and Life-Cycle Inventory Data in support of European Integrated Product Policy
| Category: |
Databases and Data Formats |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2005 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Implementation of web sites ready to be integrated into the EUROPA web-site of the Commission containing: directory of LCA tools and service providers, general LCA information, LCI data and LCI meta data. Provision of data and data sets for a European public LCI database concerning data formats, documentation according to ISO 14048, electronic delivery and technical review. |
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ELCD II - Enhancement of the ELCD Core Database
| Category: |
Databases and Data Formats |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2007 - 2008 (completed) |
| Objective: |
The project "Enhancement of the ELCD core database" enhanced this first version of the ELCD core database (115 data sets) with data sets of further core goods and services (over 300), by improving the harmonisation of all data sets, and by providing a set of reference elementary flows and an accompanying document on nomenclature and other conventions for these flows.
The project contributes to support business and public administrations within the European Union with consistent Life Cycle background data based on a consistent nomenclature and convention. The data will be available free of charge to LCA practitioners world-wide.
This support is essential, and was achieved through a number of different tasks:
- Further harmonisation of existing ELCD data sets,
- Provision of additional (Enhancement) ELCD data sets,
- Development of a "Reference document on elementary flows and other conventions" and provision of a set of reference elementary flows. (ILCD reference elementary flow list).
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Emissionsbilanz Pkw - Emissionsbilanz PKW über den gesamten Lebenszyklus
Life Cycle Emission Balance of a Passenger Car
| Category: |
Automotive |
| Client: |
UBA (German Federal Environment Agency) |
| Duration: |
1998 - 1999 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Balance on emissions to air that occur during the life cycle of a passenger car, e.g. CO, NMVOC, CH4, PM, CO2, benzene, Pb, FCKW, N2O, aldehydes. The consideration includes manufacturing, fuel production, utilization, maintenance and recycling and disposal in the end of life |
EPIC-ICT - Development of Environmental Performance Indicators for ICT Products on the example of Personal Computer
| Category: |
Electronics |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2004 - 2006 (completed) |
| Objective: |
EPIC-ICT will define environmental performance indicators for ICT products at the example of PCs. The indicators will relate to easy to define product properties, e.g. clock rate, power demand etc., and are based on environmental impacts defined with LCA based on available technical specification of PCs and of its functions and components. Main key points are:
1) Identification of PC functions and customer demands
2) Translation of 1) into electronic specifics
3) Application of available "Generic Modules" for LCA modelling with a minimum on effort
4) Environmental evaluation and recursion/reference to definitions in 1) and 2)
5) Identification of most relevant indicators and transfer to other ICT products.
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EUROFER-SSPG - Life Cycle Inventory Study on Stainless Steel Production in the EU
| Category: |
Metals |
| Client: |
EUROFER |
| Duration: |
2006 (still active) |
| Objective: |
Generation of a LCI database for the production of stainless steels in Europe |
FSEM - "Fraunhofer Systemforschung Elektromobilität", Schwerpunkt 4 "Technische Systemintegration, gesellschaftspolitische Fragestellungen und Projektmanagement"
"Fraunhofer System Research on electric powered mobility", Project 4 "Technical System Integration, socio-political topics and project management"
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Automotive, Transportation |
| Client: |
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
| Duration: |
2009 - 2011 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Main goal of the project SP4 within the Fraunhofer System Research on electrical powered mobility is the technical system integration and the analysis of socio-political topics. Working Task 4 investigates therefore the developed master concepts of E-mobility on different sustainability aspects, like resource depletion and constrains, acoustics, in-cabin room emissions and caused environmental impacts. Main task of IBP-GaBi is the environmental analysis of developed master concepts. |
FTP - Kreislaufführung flüssigkeitstragender Polymerbauteile
Recycling of Automotive and Household Polymer Fuel Tanks
| Category: |
Recycling and Landfill |
| Client: |
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
| Duration: |
2001 - 2003 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Investigation of a technology to extract fuel residues from fuel tank materials using supercritical CO2 as solvent. Development of sustainable recycling concepts of fuel tanks. Comparison of recommended recycling procedures to alternatives like energy recovery from incineration. |
GBA - Ganzheitliche Bilanzierung in der Automobilindustrie (GBA) "Ganzheitliche Bilanzierung am Beispiel Kotflügelpaare und Fahrertür"
Life Cycle Engineering in the Automotive Industry (GBA) "LCE at the example of a wing an a driver's door"
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Automotive |
| Client: |
Industry |
| Duration: |
1992 - 1995 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Development of LCE methodology and application of the methodology in two case studies (fender and front door), assessment of the production routes of the relevant materials |
Golf III - Ganzautobilanz Golf III
Life Cycle Engineering of a Golf III
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Automotive |
| Client: |
Industry |
| Duration: |
1993 - 1995 (still active) |
| Objective: |
Life Cycle Assessment of a complete automobile (Golf III): LCA throughout the whole life cycle |
grEEEn - Cost Management System for greening Electrical and Electronic Equipment
| Category: |
Electronics |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2001 - 2003 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Development of a Cost Management System (CMS) supporting strategic decisions for the development of eco-efficient Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Development and demonstration of the software tool "green", assessment of the method and the tool in five case studies about grEEEn product prototypes in industry. |
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HAF - Vergleichende Ökobilanzierung Holzbauweise / Massivbauweise
Comparative LCA Study of different Construction Methods for Family Homes (massive construction and wooden light construction)
| Category: |
Construction |
| Client: |
Holzabsatzfonds (German Timber Promotion Fund) |
| Duration: |
2009 - 2010 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Comparative study according DIN EN ISO 14040 and 14044 of different construction methods (massive construction and wooden light construction) for family homes. |
HyFLEET:CUTE - Hydrogen for Clean Urban Transport in Europe
| Category: |
Energy, Transportation |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2006 - 2009 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Calculation of the environmental impact of the hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) and Fuel Cell (FC) bus systems in comparison to conventional bus systems by LCA.
- Adaptation of LCA study to Chinese and Australian boundary conditions
- Cost analysis of hydrogen in relation to the requested purity
- Environmental analysis of different ways of hydrogen production
- Development of future scenarios
- Evaluation of the bus operation performance using the sofi-software system |
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IISI - Tools and Services for Life Cycle Inventories, GHG Accounting and related Data Management at IISI
| Category: |
Metals |
| Client: |
World Steel Association (former IISI - The International Iron and Steel Institute) |
| Duration: |
2004 - 2007 (completed) |
| Objective: |
The project objectives are the migration of existing LCI process data from TEAM to GaBi, the build-up of a consistent and functional steel production LCI system model meeting IISI's requirements in terms of Life Cycle Inventory analysis and GHG accounting for all sites presently modelled at IISI as well as the development of an efficient web-based data update solution for all IISI member companies. |
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IMPRO-Building - Environmental Improvement Potentials of Residential Buildings
| Category: |
Construction |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2006 - 2007 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Provide a general overview of residential buildings in the EU-25 and definition of the appropriate geographical resolution, detailed analysis of the life cycle impacts of the building structure, as well as identification and analysis of the main environmental impacts. |
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Insulation made of hemp - Entwicklung eines vollständig biogenen Wärmedämmstoffs
Development of a complete biogenous Insulating Material
| Category: |
Renewable Ressources and Food |
| Client: |
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) |
| Duration: |
2005 - 2007 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Conduction of a design accompanying Life Cycle Assessment study: In the course of the project the bicomponent polyester supporting fiber made of fossil resources was replaced by a supporting fiber on the basis of polylactic acid. The result is a complete biogenous insulating material. |
LABELAGRIWASTE - Labelling Agricultural Plastic Waste for Valorising the Waste Stream
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Plastics and Composites |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2006 - 2009 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Labelling agricultural plastic waste for disposal at the European level to facilitate a better and economic feasible environmental management of agricultural plastic waste. At farm-enterprise level and at the agricultural community social and environmental level in a unique way throughout Europe. The main objective of the pre-normative research project is to develop standardised procedures and methodologies to label the agricultural plastic waste streams in order to facilitate their routing to the best alternative processing and final disposal (most environmental friendly, economic and technically feasible). |
Land Use IA / Forestry - Land Use Impact Assessment of Forestry Processes - Methodology development
| Category: |
Land Use and Biodiversity |
| Client: |
Industry |
| Duration: |
2008 - 2010 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Formulation of a method that allows the evaluation of forestry related effects on land quality in a way that is in line with general requirements for Life Cycle Assessment and demonstration of the method in a case study. |
Land-Use - LCI Data on Land Use of selected Japanese Imports
| Category: |
Land Use and Biodiversity |
| Client: |
Jemai / AIST |
| Duration: |
1999 - 2000 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Investigation for LCI parameters on land use for bauxite (Australia, Brazil, Russia), alumina (Australia, Brazil, Russia), aluminium smelters (Australia, Brazil, Russia), copper ore (Indonesia, Canada, Chile), copper refinery (Indonesia, Canada, Chile), hard coal (Australia, Canada, USA). |
LOOP - Das Ressourceneffizienznetzwerk
The Resource and Energy Efficiency Network
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Recycling and Landfill |
| Client: |
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
| Duration: |
1999 - 2003 (still active) |
| Objective: |
The "LOOP" network focuses on improving resources and energy efficiency in industrial enterprises, especially in product design and production, but also in recycling and disposal processes. Having focussed initially merely on the recycling of materials, now the network offers the entire range of efficiency improvement, from consultancy (technology, economics, ecology) to materials, product, and process development. |
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MERCOSUR - MERCOSUR Marketing in Research
MERCOSUR Marketing in Research
| Category: |
Method |
| Client: |
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
| Duration: |
2008 - 2009 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Intensify already existing contacts and co-operations between research organisations in Brazil and Germany, Initiating new contacts and co-operations in the areas research, research-intensive services, education and training between Brazil and Germany, Elaborating/documenting concrete ideas for bilateral (R&D) projects to be proposed to public authorities or other financial sponsors in both countries, or to be carried out in direct cooperation with industry.
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MESSIB - Multi-source Energy Storage System Integrated in Buildings
| Category: |
Construction |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2009 - 2012 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Development of storage systems for both, electric and thermal energy in buildings to increase the buildings' energy efficiency by levelling their overall energy consumption. The developed systems will be demonstrated in one new residential building in Greece and in one existing office building in Germany. The demonstration is accompanied by extensive monitoring procedures. |
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nanomembrane - Nanoporöse keramische Membranen zur nachhaltigen Wasser- und Lösemitteleinsparung durch Kreislaufschließung
Ceramic Nano membranes for sustainable water and chemical use through internal recycling
| Category: |
Ceramics |
| Client: |
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
| Duration: |
2009 - 2012 (still active) |
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New ceramic based "NanoMebranes" (<0.9nm; 200g/mol) are developed to be apllied into water and chemical intensive industrial processes in several industies (textiles, chemistry, metall processing) to enhance the process water and chemical cycles of processes. Herefore the sustainability potential of the new membrane are evaluated. The project includes the development of such ceramics and the apllication and testing in selected industrial processes. A accompanying life cylce assessment study analyses the the environmental profile of devoloped NanoMembranes. |
National Brazilian LCA Database - Sustainable Evaluation of the Brazilian Diesel Production and Distribution through an Analysis based on Process Chain
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Databases and Data Formats |
| Client: |
Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology |
| Duration: |
2006 - 2008 (completed) |
| Objective: |
This project is part of the project "National Brazilian LCI Database" funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology. The goal of the project consists on the creation of a national LCI database (containing a multitude of data sets), which will enable practitioners the performance of life cycle assessments and therefore bring a valuable contribution to sustainability. Tasks are the creation of a specific LCI data set for the production of 1 kg diesel fuel under Brazilian conditions; generation of a methodology report in which the procedure for the creation of a LCI inventories is described and capacity building regarding the methodology in order to provide a code of practice for future data supplier and assure the same consistency and quality standards. |
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National Malaysian LCA database - Malaysia - The National LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) Project
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Databases and Data Formats |
| Client: |
SIRIM mandated by the Government and the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment |
| Duration: |
2008 - 2009 (completed) |
| Objective: |
The National LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) project is a mandate from the government of Malaysia under the ninth Malaysia plan to develop the National Life Cycle Inventory database. The database will be used to conduct life cycle assessment studies, support the national ecolabelling programme and fulfil the requirements of foreign legislation that demand evidence on the control measures taken to reduce environmental impact of products and services throughout their life cycle.
Main objectives of the National LCA Project is to develop and set-up the national life cycle inventory database.
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NaWaRo max - Maximaler Einsatz nachwachsender Rohstoffe in Gebäuden
Renewable raw materials in buildings - maximium use
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Renewable Ressources and Food |
| Client: |
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research); MLR (Ministry of Rural Affairs Baden-Württemberg |
| Duration: |
1999 - 2001 (completed) |
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Maximum use of renewable raw materials in order to support regional cycles of materials - Analysing the limitations and possibilities in the building and construction industry. |
Net.LZD - Förderung der Wissenschaftskooperation zum Aufbau und Umsetzung des deutschen Netzwerk Lebenszyklusdaten
German Network on Life Cycle Inventory Data
| Category: |
Databases and Data Formats |
| Client: |
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
| Duration: |
2006 - 2007 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Creation of a permanent infrastructure for quality assurance and scientific coverage of data collection and methodology of data preparation for environmentally relevant material and energy flows to and from technical process chains ("Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) Data"). Holistic evaluation of environmental effects over the entire supply chain from production over use phase and end-of-life of products as decision support and for identification of control mechanisms for a sustainable development. Gathering, description and interpretation of environmentally relevant material and energy flows according to Life Cycle Assessment ISO 14040 ff. with Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) as main component. Research groups: Energy, Metal Raw Materials, Materials in Building Industry, Transport, Operational Material Flows, Product Development / IPP, Methodology. |
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NiCd-MeH - Vergleich von Batteriesystemen im Automobil (NiCd-MeH)
Comparison of Battery Systems in the Automotive Sector (NiCd-MeH)
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Automotive |
| Client: |
Industry |
| Duration: |
1992 - 1993 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Life Cycle Assessment and comparison of different battery technologies used in the automotive sector. |
NICETRIP - Novel Innovative Competitive Effective Tilt Rotor Integrated Project
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Aviation |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2006 - 2011 (completed) |
| Objective: |
This project has been prepared in the framework of a research and development roadmap defined by the European rotorcraft community that aims to develop a civil tilt-rotor aircraft. The goal of the project is to significantly contribute to the development of a European tilt-rotor demonstrator by achieving the industrial objective of acquiring, validating and integrating tilt-rotor technology for the benefit of the European aerospace and associated supplier industries. Within that a sustainability evaluation focusing on the environmental performance will be carried out and the environmental hot spots will be identified and improvement potentials derived. |
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Ökopot - BMBF-Förderschwerpunkt: Nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft, Verbundprojekt: ÖkoPot - Ökologische Potenziale durch Holznutzung gezielt fördern
Ecological Market Potentials of Wood Products
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Renewable Ressources and Food |
| Client: |
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
| Duration: |
2005 - 2008 (completed) |
| Objective: |
This scientific project yields on the assessment of ecological market potentials of a shift from not-wooden products to wood products and the extension of demand for wood products. It will deliver guidelines for companies active on the wood product market or other (political) actors, interested on the ecological market potentials. |
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openhouse - Benchmarking and mainstreaming building sustainability in the EU based on transparency and openness (open source and availability) from model to implementation
Vergleich und Vereinheitlichung von Ansätzen zur Bewertung von Gebäudenachhaltigkeit in der EU
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Construction |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2010 - 2012 (still active) |
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The overall objective of OPEN HOUSE is to develop and to implement a transparent, common European building assessment methodology, complementing the existing ones, for planning and constructing sustainable buildings by means of an open approach and technical platform. |
PDR - Ökobilanz für das Recycling von Polyurethan-Schaumdosen nach dem PDR-Verfahren
Life Cycle Assessment for the Recycling of Polyurethane Foam Cans according to the PDR-system
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Plastics and Composites |
| Client: |
PDR (Produkte durch Recycling GmbH, engl. Products from recycling) |
| Duration: |
2002 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Life Cycle Assessment for the recycling of polyurethane foam cans according to the PDR-system and comparison to alternative processes. |
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Polyolefines - Ressourcenschonende Herstellung von Polymer-Werkstoffen am Beispiel Polyolefine
Resource Benign Production of Polymers
| Category: |
Plastics and Composites |
| Client: |
UBA (German Federal Environment Agency) |
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1998 - 2000 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Determination of Best Available Technology (BAT) in Germany;
Up to Date Technique of Polyolefin Synthesis (in Collaboration with industry); Possibilities of production integrated environmental management; Possible Optimisation potentials (incl. evaluation of processes); Polymers under consideration: PE, PP, PS, PVC, ABS, PA; Goal: Determination of polyolefin synthesis technologies, which are used today and in the near future. |
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PVPS Task 12 - Beitrag zu PVPS Task 12 - PV Environmental Health &
Safety Activities
Supporting Task 12 of the IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme: " PV Environmental Health & Safety
Activities"
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Energy |
| Client: |
BMU (German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety) |
| Duration: |
2008 - 2012 (completed) |
| Objective: |
The goal of the PVPS Task 12 is to facilitate a common understanding of EH&S issues of photovoltaics among the various country-members, and disseminate the task-group's knowledge and understanding to the stake holders and to the energy- and environmental policy decision makers.
1. The overall objectives of Task 12 are to: Quantify the environmental profile of PV in comparison to other energy technologies;
2. Define and address EH&S and sustainability issues that are important for market growth;
The first objective of this task can be served with life cycle analysis (LCA) that describes energy, material and emission flows in all the stages of the life of PV. The second objective will be addressed with assisting the collective action of PV companies on defining material availability and product recycling issues and on communicating "lessons learned" from incidents or potential incidents in PV production facilities. The third objective (i.e., dissemination) will be accomplished by presentations to broad audiences, producing simple fact sheets documented by comprehensive reports, and engaging industry associations and the media in the dissemination of the information. |
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r² - Innovative Technologien für Ressourceneffizienz - rohstoffintensive Produktionsprozesse
Integration- and Transfer Project "Innovative Technologies for Resource Efficiency in Production Processes"
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Method |
| Client: |
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
| Duration: |
2009 - 2012 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Support of several projects within "Innovative technologies for resource efficiency in production processes". The project is divided into four main tasks:
1. To interconnect the involved projects to enhance information an knowledge transfer (Creation of technology, methodology and industry clusters; preparation of workshop series, interconnection with external research activities.)
2. Technical and scientific support of the projects: Sustainability support (socio-economic and environmental issues), technology implementation (Road mapping, service system models)
3. Support of BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
4. Dissemination work |
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RFID-Sensor - RFID-sensor: energy-hygiene-security
RFID-sensor: energy-hygiene-security
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Electronics |
| Client: |
BMVBS (German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs) |
| Duration: |
2009 - 2011 (completed) |
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Goal of the research project is to improve the technical, ecological and economic quality of buildings in their use-phase. Sensor-RFID-labels are used to collect and analyse information about the status of building elements and equipment. The areas of energy (heating, ventilation and air conditioning, facade and roof elements), hygiene (ventilation lines, condensation water, pollution, cleaning) and security (quality of building products, monitoring) are in the focus of inerest. |
SCWO - Aufbereitung und Verwertung von Elektronikschrott durch überkritische Nassoxidation, Teilvorhaben 05 - Ganzheitliche Bilanzierung und Bewertung von Elektronik-Schrott Verwertungsverfahren (Super Critical Water Oxidation)
Conditioning and Recycling of Electronic Scrap with Super Critical Water Oxidation
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Electronics |
| Client: |
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
| Duration: |
1996 - 1999 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Development of procedures for a chemical recycling of electronic wastes, especially a procedure for the oxidation of organic contents including a recovery of inorganic materials, like metals, glass fibres and ceramics. |
SENSE - Sustainability Evaluation of Solar Energy Systems
| Category: |
Energy |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2003 - 2005 (completed) |
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The today's main challenges for the solar industry are the need to reduce prices for solar systems, the foreseeable scarceness of raw materials and the necessary improvement of the energy pay back time. The unsolved recycling issues will become a problem in the near future. The project SENSE will face these challenges by developing recycling strategies for a-Si, CIS and CdTe solar cells and by scientifically based analysis of the efficiency of the solar systems, based on Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). This has to consider production, use and End of Life (EoL) aspects of the complete systems to be holistic. As recycling is a possibility to save energy for the primary production of new materials, it also will affect the energy payback time positively, beneath the reduction of the material scarceness and the reduction of material costs. |
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SIM - Life Cycle Assessment of Beverage Packaging
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Plastics and Composites |
| Client: |
Stiftung Initiative Mehrweg (SIM) |
| Duration: |
2003 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Life Cycle Assessment of Beverage Packaging - Enhancement with Scenarios for composite Boards |
SIM - Sustainability of Packaging Systems for Fruit and Vegetable Transport in Europe on basis of Life Cycle Analysis
| Category: |
Plastics and Composites |
| Client: |
Stiftung Initiative Mehrweg (SIM) |
| Duration: |
2005 - 2007 (completed) |
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Goal of the study is an analysis of the environmental impacts of the production, utilisation and "end of life" of three packaging systems (wooden boxes, cardboard boxes and plastic crates). This includes the individual distribution systems like one-way or multi-way for the transport of fruit and vegetables in Europe. Additionally to the environmental impacts, which are the core of this life-cycle assessment, the study will also integrate cost factors over the entire life cycle and considers social characteristics of the examined products and process chains. The environmental part is based on the ISO 14040 ff. and framed by cost and social factors to enable conclusions leading towards a higher sustainability of the fruit and vegetable packaging and transportation system.
Sensitivity analyses are conducted and different scenarios are assessed in order to quantify the influence of different parameter settings (e.g. production efficiencies, lifetime, recycling shares etc.) throughout the life-cycle of fruit and vegetable packaging with the most common solutions in Europe. |
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SIM - Sustainability of Packaging Systems for Fruit and Vegetable Transport in Europe on basis of Life Cycle Analysis - update 2009
| Category: |
Plastics and Composites |
| Client: |
Stiftung Initiative Mehrweg (SIM) |
| Duration: |
2008 - 2009 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Goal of the study is an update of the analysis of the environmental impacts of the production, utilisation and "end of life" of three packaging systems (wooden boxes, cardboard boxes and plastic crates). This includes the individual distribution systems like one-way or multi-way for the transport of fruit and vegetables in Europe. Additionally to the environmental impacts, which are the core of this life-cycle assessment, the study will also integrate cost factors over the entire life cycle and considers social characteristics of the examined products and process chains. The environmental part is based on the ISO 14040 ff. and framed by cost and social factors to enable conclusions leading towards a higher sustainability of the fruit and vegetable packaging and transportation system.
Sensitivity analyses are conducted and different scenarios are assessed in order to quantify the influence of different parameter settings (e.g. production efficiencies, lifetime, recycling shares etc.) throughout the life-cycle of fruit and vegetable packaging with the most common solutions in Europe. |
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SIM-Tool - Erstellung eines Internet-Tools zur Veranschaulichung der Ergebnisse der Studie "Nachhaltigkeit von Verpackungssystemen für Obst- und Gemüsetransporte in Europa basierend auf einer Lebenszyklusanalyse - Aktualisierung 2009"
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Plastics and Composites |
| Client: |
Stiftung Initiative Mehrweg (SIM) |
| Duration: |
2009 - 2010 (completed) |
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Development of a user-friendly web calculator which illustrates the results of the study "Sustainability of Packaging Systems for Fruit and Vegetable Transport in Europe on basis of Life Cycle Analysis - update 2009". |
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SINTEG - Eco-Accounting of Manufacturing of Lining Elements
Ganzheitliche Bilanzierung der Herstellung von Kabinenbauteilen
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Aviation, Plastics and composites |
| Client: |
Industry |
| Duration: |
2009 - 2011 (still active) |
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Evaluation of environmental performance current lining production. Identification of key technologies with regard to economic and environmental performance. Investigation of new components regarding design, materials, machines and processes. Validation of the different approaches by lab scale samples and close-to-production prototypes. |
SMS-Österreich - Sustainability Management System - Austria
Sustainability Management System - Austria
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Sustainability Assessment |
| Client: |
ÖIN (Austrian Institute for Sustainability) |
| Duration: |
2005 - 2006 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Development of a Sustainability Management Systems for Austria and draft of a sustainability guideline. |
Steel university - Storyboard for e-learning module "LCA & Steel" as part of the steeluniversity.org project
| Category: |
Metals |
| Client: |
World Steel Association (former IISI - The International Iron and Steel Institute) |
| Duration: |
2004 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Preparation of an interactive storyboard for an e-learning module on the topic "Sustainability, LCA & Steel" as part of the steeluniversity.org project. |
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TEES - The Energy Efficient Ship
| Category: |
Energy, Transportation |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
1998 - 2000 (completed) |
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The goal is to strengthen the European ship building industry against South-East-Asian competitors. Assessing the value and performance of (high quality) European vessels over the Life-Cycle. Analysing economic and environmental break-even points (high production effort better system quality during use). Determination of the possibilities to reduce energy consumption of vessels. |
Total car LCA - Life Cycle Assessment of a total Vehicle (Mercedes Benz A-Class)
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Automotive |
| Client: |
Industry |
| Duration: |
1997 - 1998 (completed) |
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Environmental evaluation of a total vehicle accounting for the total life cycle, creating a complete materials LCA database (cradle-to-gate eco-profiles), analysis of all relevant production processes. |
UBA-Emissionsfaktoren - Methodenaktualisierung für die Emissionsberechnung 2003 - Teilvorhaben 05
Methodology Update for the Emission Calculation 2003 - part 05
| Category: |
Energy, Transportation |
| Client: |
UBA (German Federal Environment Agency) |
| Duration: |
2006 (completed) |
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Goal of the project is the evaluation, the development of a method and - usage for the continuation of emission factors. It is divided into 3 parts:
Part 1 - Evaluation of prognostic emission factors for combustion plants
Part 2 - Methane emissions from coal mining
Part 3 - Solvents and other product applications, N2O-applications |
UNEP-SETAC Land Use Method - Operational Characterization Factors for Land use Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in the Life-Cycle Impact Assessment - Compatible with the Framework of the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative
| Category: |
Land Use and Biodiversity |
| Client: |
UNEP Setac Life Cycle Initative |
| Duration: |
2008 - 2010 (completed) |
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Development of a harmonized methodology do describe land use impacts within LCA for all sectors and all regions of the world. Compilation of a handbook describing the general concept of Land Use Impact Assessment and the individual approaches to address different aspects. Provision of operational characterization factors for Land Use Impact Assessment. |
UNEP-SETAC Social LCA - Development of Guidelines for the Integration of Social Aspects into LCA
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Method |
| Client: |
UNEP Setac Life Cycle Initative |
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2004 - 2010 (still active) |
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Development of a Guideline for Social Life Cycle Assessment containing a framework and best-practices for assessing the social and socio-economic impact of products in life cycles. Additional development of exemplary methodological sheets for the assessment of different subcategories of impact through indicators. |
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Verbundwerkstoffe 1 - Verbundprojekt: Entwicklung eines praxisnahen Instrumentariums für die technische, wirtschaftliche, umweltliche Beurteilung neuer Materialien am Beispiel Verbundwerkstoffe - Teilvorhaben Datenstrukturierung und Software
Joint Research Project: Development of a practical Instrument for the technical, economic and environmental Evaluation of New Materials considering as example Composite Materials - Data structuring and software development
| Category: |
Plastics and Composites |
| Client: |
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
| Duration: |
1994 - 1996 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Development of a practical instrument for the technical, economic and environmental evaluation of new materials considering as example composite materials - data structuring and software development. |
Verbundwerkstoffe 2 - Verbundprojekt: Entwicklung eines praxisnahen Instrumentariums für die technische, wirtschaftliche, umweltliche Beurteilung neuer Materialien am Beispiel Verbundwerkstoffe - Teilvorhaben Sachbilanz, Bewertung
Joint Research Project: Development of a practical Instrument for the technical, economic and environmental Evaluation of New Materials considering as example Composite Materials - Life Cycle Inventory and Evaluation
| Category: |
Plastics and Composites |
| Client: |
BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
| Duration: |
1994 - 1996 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Development of a practical Instrument for the technical, economic and environmental evaluation of new materials considering as example composite materials - Life Cycle Inventory and evaluation. |
ZeroWIN - Towards Zero Waste in Industrial Networks
| Category: |
Electronics, Energy, Construction Materials and Buildings |
| Client: |
EC (European Commission) |
| Duration: |
2009 - 2014 (completed) |
| Objective: |
The ZeroWIN-project will examine and develop new and innovative approaches and effective strategies for the prevention of waste in industries based on industrial symbiosis. Industrial Symbiosis is concerned with regional collaboration of companies from traditionally separated sectors which exchange by-products, energy, water and materials in such way, that the waste from one industry becomes raw material for another.
Goal:
To find new and innovative approaches and effective strategies for the prevention of waste in industries based on industrial symbiosis
1. The development of innovative technologies, waste-prevention methodologies, strategies and system tools (e.g. eco-design, local industrial clusters, and resource exchange) exportable into other European and worldwide contexts shall represent the main focus of this action.
2. The goal is to develop a structured and innovative production model for resource-use optimisation and waste prevention, also taking residues as secondary raw materials, and test it in real cases of sustainable industrial networks.
Results should translate the vision of a sustainable development into elements of a sustainable entrepreneurship, focusing at enhancing business opportunities according to a "towards zero waste" approach.
Expected Results:
- a decrease of at least 30% of greenhouse gases emissions,
- at least 70% of overall re-use and recycling of waste,
- a reduction of at least 75% of fresh water utilisation.
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ZUB-DGNB-LCA - Ökobilanz des ZUB Gebäudes für eine DGNB Pilot-Zertifizierung
Life Cycle Assessment of the ZUB Building (Kassel, Germany) for the purpose of a DGNB certification
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Construction |
| Client: |
TU München (Technical University of Munich) |
| Duration: |
2008 (completed) |
| Objective: |
Life Cycle Assessment in line with requirements of the German Sustainable Building Council (GeSBC = Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen, DGNB) to support the pilot-audit - to obtain a sustainability certificate - of the office building of the Zentrum für Umweltbewusstes Bauen e.V. in Kassel. |
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