A review of urban metabolism studies to identify key methodological choices for future harmonization and implementation

D Beloin-Saint-Pierre, B Rugani, S Lasvaux… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
The concept of urban metabolism has often been used to model and analyze urban regions
to provide insights on their environmental sustainability. However, no consensus exists on …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing temporal considerations in life cycle assessment

D Beloin-Saint-Pierre, A Albers, A Hélias… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In life cycle assessment (LCA), temporal considerations are usually lost during the life cycle
inventory calculation, resulting in an aggregated “snapshot” of potential impacts …

The ESPA (Enhanced Structural Path Analysis) method: a solution to an implementation challenge for dynamic life cycle assessment studies

D Beloin-Saint-Pierre, R Heijungs, I Blanc - The International Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose By analyzing the latest developments in the dynamic life cycle assessment (DLCA)
methodology, we identify an implementation challenge with the management of new …

Benchmark simulation models, quo vadis?

U Jeppsson, J Alex, DJ Batstone… - Water Science and …, 2013 - iwaponline.com
As the work of the IWA Task Group on Benchmarking of Control Strategies for wastewater
treatment plants (WWTPs) is coming to an end, it is essential to disseminate the knowledge …

Back to the future: dynamic full carbon accounting applied to prospective bioenergy scenarios

A Albers, P Collet, A Benoist, A Hélias - The International Journal of Life …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Ongoing debates focus on the role of forest-sourced bioenergy within climate
mitigation efforts, due to the long rotation lengths of forest biomass. Valuing sequestration is …

[HTML][HTML] Introducing a localised spatio-temporal LCI method with wheat production as exploratory case study

M Maier, M Mueller, X Yan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of dynamical information, which is temporally and spatially explicit, to quantify
environmental impacts is gaining importance in recent years. Life Cycle Assessment has …

Energy modeling and data structure framework for Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems (SHBE)—a review

S Talele, C Traylor, L Arpan, C Curley, CF Chen… - Frontiers in Energy, 2018 - Springer
This paper contributes an inclusive review of scientific studies in the field of sustainable
human building ecosystems (SHBEs). Reducing energy consumption by making buildings …

What scientific issues in life cycle assessment applied to waste and biomass valorization? Editorial

V Bellon-Maurel, L Aissani, C Bessou, L Lardon… - Waste and Biomass …, 2013 - Springer
Whereas life cycle assessment (LCA) is more and more used for assessing the
environmental load of waste management systems and of biomass production and …

Quo Vadis Benchmark Simulation Models? 8th IWA Symposium on Systems Analysis and Integrated Assessment

U Jeppsson, J Alex, L Benedetti, J Comas… - 8th IWA Symposium on …, 2011 - orbit.dtu.dk
As the work of the IWA Task Group on Benchmarking of Control Strategies for WWTPs is
coming towards an end, it is essential to disseminate the knowledge gained. For this reason …

Vers une caractérisation spatiotemporelle pour l'analyse du cycle de vie

D Beloin-Saint-Pierre - 2012 - pastel.hal.science
Cette thèse présente différents développements à la méthode analyse de cycle de vie (ACV)
afin d'améliorer le niveau de considération des spécificités spatiotemporelles lors de la …