Emergy-related studies have been widely conducted worldwide in order to evaluate the total
environmental support and sustainability of one system from both natural and economic …

This paper reviews a series of environmental indicators developed in the last years that
were found suitable to be applied at corporate level for the evaluation of production …

Since the construction stage of buildings is heavily dependent on supports from urban,
national and global economies, a hybrid systems analysis combining input-output analysis …

Abstract Wireless Sensing Systems based on the Internet of Things (IoT) are increasingly
being deployed in smart buildings to reduce their energy consumption and environmental …

Cement-based materials, such as concrete and mortars, are used in extremely large
amounts. For instance, in 2009 concrete production was superior to 10 billion tons. Cement …

Conventional energy resources are not climate sustainable. Currently, engineers and
scientists are looking for sustainable energy solutions influenced by climate change. A wide …

The partial replacement of cement in concrete with the addition of granite powder and fly ash
can help to reduce the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the atmosphere associated with …

Sustainable development calls for holistic environmental performance evaluations, forcing
industry to expand its responsibility towards the environment both locally and globally. The …

The sustainable development of green concrete consumes as few natural resources as
possible during production and uses and utilizes recyclable waste materials as raw …

The use of emergy to evaluate the sustainability of greenhouse systems leads to
management recommendations to increase the sustainability of production in these systems …