Life-cycle assessment
Researcher
Adelaïde Feraille
Originally a researcher in the field of the mechanical behavior of materials, Adélaïde Feraille has been interested in sustainability-related issues since 2005. She develops Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) in the
Project
Integrate the effects of overheating on human health into building life-cycle analysis.
Study the resilience of buildings to heatwaves, and in particular the impact on occupants’ health.
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Researcher
Khaled Khazaal
Khaled’s thesis topic concerns integrating the planetary-boundaries concept into life cycle assessment studies of buildings and neighbourhoods. Buildings exert significant environmental pressure, and the current
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[Position paper] The life cycle assessment and renewable energy
The life cycle assessment is a means of ascertaining whether or not it is appropriate to integrate renewable energy sources to improve, not merely the energy performance, but also the environmental performance of a
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Photovoltaic technology: solutions to optimise its carbon footprint and environmental performance
A clean, green, carbon-free energy… Photovoltaics can cut the carbon footprint of a building or other types of infrastructure during the use phase, but how can the impacts generated during the production, renewal and
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Erica Dorr’s PhD defence
Erica Dorr defends today her doctoral thesis titled “Environmental performance of urban agriculture: how to apply life cycle assessment, and he knowledge and questions generated” at the INRAE headquaters, under the
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