Implementing Whole Life Carbon in Buildings
Conference Proceeding
De Wolf, C., Pomponi, F., & Moncaster, A. (2016)
Implementing Whole Life Carbon in Buildings
The current sustainability crisis reveals the need for expertise in life cycle design of the built environment. With recent innovations reducing the operational energy of buil...
Shortcomings of LCA current practice: the risk of mean values
Conference Proceeding
Pomponi, F., Piroozfar, P., & Moncaster, A. (2016)
Shortcomings of LCA current practice: the risk of mean values
Industrial ecology can potentially become the science of the circular economy as a recent call for papers of the Journal of Industrial Ecology demonstrates. Well known tools i...
The cultural dimension of industrial ecology education: success story of a sustainable integrated curriculum in Chía, Colombia
Conference Proceeding
Pomponi, F., Medina Campos, L., & Moncaster, A. (2016)
The cultural dimension of industrial ecology education: success story of a sustainable integrated curriculum in Chía, Colombia
Industrial ecology higher education courses and degrees are gaining momentum across the world. However, much can also be done at earlier educational stages to create future ge...
Buildings for the biosphere (and their indoors for the technosphere) - A circular economy view for the construction industry
Conference Proceeding
Pomponi, F., & Moncaster, A. (2016)
Buildings for the biosphere (and their indoors for the technosphere) - A circular economy view for the construction industry
One of the founding principles of the Circular Economy is to foster the focus on longer-lasting products. Arguably, extremely few products in the present days last as long as ...
Double Skin Façades for the Sustainable Refurbishment of Non-domestic Buildings: A Life Cycle Environmental Impact Perspective
Conference Proceeding
Pomponi, F., Piroozfar, P., & Farr, E. (2015)
Double Skin Façades for the Sustainable Refurbishment of Non-domestic Buildings: A Life Cycle Environmental Impact Perspective
No abstract available.
Energy and comfort analysis of glazed double skin facades for refurbishments in temperate climates
Conference Proceeding
Pomponi, F., Ip, K., Oxizidis, S. & Piroozfar, P. (2014)
Energy and comfort analysis of glazed double skin facades for refurbishments in temperate climates
Double skin facades (DSFs) are gaining momentum in Europe as a low-energy design technique for the refurbishments of office buildings due to their potential to act as...
A method to evaluate the life cycle environmental impacts of double skin facades in refurbishments
Conference Proceeding
Pomponi, F., Ip, K. & Oxizidis, S. (2014)
A method to evaluate the life cycle environmental impacts of double skin facades in refurbishments
Refurbishment of existing buildings represents a major challenge for the UK Government to meet the greenhouse gases (GHG) target. Double Skin Façades are one possible solution...
Assessment of Double Skin Façade Technologies for Office Refurbishments in the United Kingdom
Conference Proceeding
Pomponi, F., Ip, K. & Piroozfar, P. (2013)
Assessment of Double Skin Façade Technologies for Office Refurbishments in the United Kingdom
No abstract available.