Search Results - "Allacker, K."

Environmental benchmarks for buildings: a critical literature review by Trigaux, D., Allacker, K., Debacker, W.

“…Purpose To reduce the environmental impact of the building sector, environmental targets considering the full life cycle of buildings can be supportive. In…”
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Evaluating the cradle-to-gate environmental impact and cooling performance of advanced daytime radiative cooling materials to establish a comparative framework for a novel photonic meta-concrete by Adams, N., Carlosena, L., Allacker, K.

“…Background By the end of 2050, it is expected that 68% of the population will live in urban areas. A higher density of people living in cities generates an…”
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Life-cycle assessment of timber frame constructions – The case of rooftop extensions by Wijnants, L., Allacker, K., De Troyer, F.

“…Due to the growing population, the revived trend of living in urban areas and the scarcity of building plots, the idea of vertically extending existing…”
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Design optimization of hybrid steel/timber structures for minimal environmental impact and financial cost: A case study by Van Cauteren, D., Ramon, D., Stroeckx, J., Allacker, K., Schevenels, M.

“…•Load-bearing structures have a large share in the environmental impact of buildings.•The best structural materials in terms of environmental impact might be…”
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Allocation solutions for secondary material production and end of life recovery: Proposals for product policy initiatives by Allacker, K., Mathieux, F., Manfredi, S., Pelletier, N., De Camillis, C., Ardente, F., Pant, R.

“…•We analyse 11 production/end of life equations from 5 published life cycle based environmental assessment methods.•Four of these equations are taken from two…”
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Optimisation of the environmental and financial cost of two dwellings in belgium by Allacker, K., Troyer, F. de

“…A four-year project (SuFiQuaD) has started in 2007 to optimise the sustainability of the Belgian dwelling stock, focussing on the environmental impact, the…”
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