A Practical Model to Assess and Improve Sustainability in Stone and Marble Industry in the Palestinian Territories
| Autor: | Ahmad Ramahi, Nashaat Othman, Fadi AbuBasha, Husam Arman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Science and Engineering, Vol 25, Iss 4, Pp 551-566 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2708-9967 2708-9975 |
| DOI: | 10.6180/jase.202208_25(4).0001 |
| Popis: | Assessing the sustainability level is now an essential procedure for improving sustainability practices in a certain industry. The stone and marble industry is one of the most important industries in Palestine, its contribution to the overall industrial revenue is 25%, and it employs directly about 25,000 workers. This paper presents a customized model to assess and improve sustainability levels in stone and marble facilities. It uses an assessment tool (performance criteria) in the form of a checklist with impeded weighted scoring scale. The tool covers six main themes: energy, water, waste, transportation, site management and landscape, and human health and safety. Based on the assessment level, the model suggests a specific "To-do list" targeting the areas of improvement with the greatest potential to help the facility to improve to the next better level. |
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