Assessing the circular re-design of prefabricated building envelope elements for carbon neutral renovation

Autor: Ivar Bergmans, Silu Bhochhibhoya, John van Oorschot

Publikováno v: Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, Vol 11, Iss 2 (2023)

Buildings and the construction industry at large are significant contributors to the catastrophic climate breakdown. The built environment is responsible for 37% of the total global carbon emission, of which about a third arises from the energy used

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Measuring product-level circularity performance

Autor: Li Jiang, Silu Bhochhibhoya, Noud Slot, Robin de Graaf

Publikováno v: Resources, conservation and recycling, 186:106541. Elsevier

The construction industry is becoming circular, where resources are used in a closed loop. However, no standard method is available for measuring the circularity performance of building components. The Material Circularity Indicator (MCI) is one of t

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Exploring the relationship between the level of circularity and the life cycle costs of a one-family house

Autor: Silu Bhochhibhoya, Robin de Graaf, Linda Braakman

Publikováno v: Resources, conservation and recycling, 164:105149. Elsevier

In the last couple of years, actors in the construction industry have shown an increasing willingness to move towards circular businesses. However, many consider circular construction to be a more expensive option, which makes actors reluctant to inv

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https://research.utwente.nl/en/publications/6d05e99c-96ac-4efb-815c-5451c683f7c8

Mitigating Climate Change Through Energy Efficient Practices in High Altitutes of Nepal

Autor: Sanjaya Nath Khanal, Silu Bhochhibhoya, Ramesh Kumar Maskey

Publikováno v: Linnaeus Eco-Tech. :745-755

Climate change is a global scale crisis with drastic effects on higher altitudes. Ice melting and its corresponding impacts on mountain ecosystems are just some of the most directly visible signals of global warming. Increased rate of energy consumpt

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https://doi.org/10.15626/eco-tech.2010.081

Comparative life cycle assessment and life cycle costing of lodging in the Himalaya

Autor: Raffaele Cavalli, Michela Zanetti, Wouter Achten, Ramesh Kumar Maskey, Silu Bhochhibhoya, Massimo Pizzol

Publikováno v: International journal of life cycle assessment, 22(11), 1851-1863. Springer
Bhochhibhoya, S, Pizzol, M, Achten, W M J, Maskey, R K, Zanetti, M & Cavalli, R 2017, ' Comparative life cycle assessment and life cycle costing of lodging in the Himalaya ', International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, vol. 22, no. 11, pp. 1851-1863 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-016-1212-8

Purpose The main aim of the study is to assess the environmental and economic impacts of the lodging sector located in the Himalayan region of Nepal, from a life cycle perspective. The assessment should support decision making in technology and mater

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-016-1212-8