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Urban greening provides a wide range of ecosystem services to address the main challenges of urban areas, e.g., carbon sequestration, evapotranspiration and shade, thermal insulation, and pollution control. This study evaluates the environmental sustainability of a vertical greening system (VGS) built in 2014 in Italy, for which extensive monitoring activities were implemented. The life-cycle assessment methodology was applied to quantify the water–energy–climate nexus of the VGS for 1 m2 of the building’s wall surface. Six different scenarios were modelled according to three different end-of-life scenarios and two different useful lifetime scenarios (10 and 25 years). The environmental impact of global-warming potential and generated energy consumption during the use phase in the VGS scenarios were reduced by 56% in relation to the baseline scenario (wall without VGS), and showed improved environmental performance throughout the complete life cycle. However, the water-scarcity index (WSI) of the VGS scenarios increased by 42%. This study confirms that the installation of VGSs offers a relevant environmental benefit in terms of greenhouse-gas emissions and energy consumption; however, increased water consumption in the use phase may limit the large-scale application of VGSs.
Katia Perini; Fabio Magrassi; Andrea Giachetta; Luca Moreschi; Michela Gallo; Adriana Del Borghi. Environmental Sustainability of Building Retrofit through Vertical Greening Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4886 .
AMA StyleKatia Perini, Fabio Magrassi, Andrea Giachetta, Luca Moreschi, Michela Gallo, Adriana Del Borghi. Environmental Sustainability of Building Retrofit through Vertical Greening Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (9):4886.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKatia Perini; Fabio Magrassi; Andrea Giachetta; Luca Moreschi; Michela Gallo; Adriana Del Borghi. 2021. "Environmental Sustainability of Building Retrofit through Vertical Greening Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach." Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4886.
Fabio Magrassi; Elena Rocco; Stefano Barberis; Michela Gallo; Adriana Del Borghi. Hybrid solar power system versus photovoltaic plant: A comparative analysis through a life cycle approach. Renewable Energy 2019, 130, 290 -304.
AMA StyleFabio Magrassi, Elena Rocco, Stefano Barberis, Michela Gallo, Adriana Del Borghi. Hybrid solar power system versus photovoltaic plant: A comparative analysis through a life cycle approach. Renewable Energy. 2019; 130 ():290-304.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFabio Magrassi; Elena Rocco; Stefano Barberis; Michela Gallo; Adriana Del Borghi. 2019. "Hybrid solar power system versus photovoltaic plant: A comparative analysis through a life cycle approach." Renewable Energy 130, no. : 290-304.
In this workshop, we discussed the progress of five Horizon 2020 projects—HYCOOL, SHIP2FAIR, THERMOSS, SUNHORIZON and HYBUILD—all implementing solar thermal and renewable technologies for buildings and for the industrial sector. The discussion offered opportunities to identify and benchmark key challenges being faced by the projects, both technical and non-technical, and allowed to identify cooperation opportunities.
Serena Scotton; Régis Decorme; Marco Calderoni; Sergio Valentino Costa; Alessandra Cuneo; Andrea Frazzica; Stefano Barberis; Federica Fuligni; Francesco Martinelli; Fabio Magrassi. Sun and Thermal Energy: Europe’s Precious Energy Sources for Efficient Industries and Buildings. Proceedings 2019, 20, 3 .
AMA StyleSerena Scotton, Régis Decorme, Marco Calderoni, Sergio Valentino Costa, Alessandra Cuneo, Andrea Frazzica, Stefano Barberis, Federica Fuligni, Francesco Martinelli, Fabio Magrassi. Sun and Thermal Energy: Europe’s Precious Energy Sources for Efficient Industries and Buildings. Proceedings. 2019; 20 (1):3.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSerena Scotton; Régis Decorme; Marco Calderoni; Sergio Valentino Costa; Alessandra Cuneo; Andrea Frazzica; Stefano Barberis; Federica Fuligni; Francesco Martinelli; Fabio Magrassi. 2019. "Sun and Thermal Energy: Europe’s Precious Energy Sources for Efficient Industries and Buildings." Proceedings 20, no. 1: 3.
A. Del Borghi; C. Strazza; F. Magrassi; A.C. Taramasso; M. Gallo. Life Cycle Assessment for eco-design of product–package systems in the food industry—The case of legumes. Sustainable Production and Consumption 2018, 13, 24 -36.
AMA StyleA. Del Borghi, C. Strazza, F. Magrassi, A.C. Taramasso, M. Gallo. Life Cycle Assessment for eco-design of product–package systems in the food industry—The case of legumes. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 2018; 13 ():24-36.
Chicago/Turabian StyleA. Del Borghi; C. Strazza; F. Magrassi; A.C. Taramasso; M. Gallo. 2018. "Life Cycle Assessment for eco-design of product–package systems in the food industry—The case of legumes." Sustainable Production and Consumption 13, no. : 24-36.
Michela Gallo; Veronica Marotta; Fabio Magrassi; Angela Celeste Taramasso; Adriana Del Borghi. University campus waste prevention and reduction: A circular-economy approach. ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 2017, 235 -252.
AMA StyleMichela Gallo, Veronica Marotta, Fabio Magrassi, Angela Celeste Taramasso, Adriana Del Borghi. University campus waste prevention and reduction: A circular-economy approach. ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 2017; (1):235-252.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichela Gallo; Veronica Marotta; Fabio Magrassi; Angela Celeste Taramasso; Adriana Del Borghi. 2017. "University campus waste prevention and reduction: A circular-economy approach." ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT , no. 1: 235-252.
Energy efficiency measures in buildings can provide for a significant reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A sustainable design and planning of technologies for energy production should be based on economic and environmental criteria. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is used to quantify the environmental impacts over the whole cycle of life of production plants. Optimization models can support decisions that minimize costs and negative impacts. In this work, a multi-objective decision problem is formalized that takes into account LCA calculations and that minimizes costs and GHG emissions for general buildings. A decision support system (DSS) is applied to a real case study in the Northern Italy, highlighting the advantage provided by the installation of renewable energy. Moreover, a comparison among different optimal and non optimal solution was carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed DSS.
Fabio Magrassi; Adriana Del Borghi; Michela Gallo; Carlo Strazza; Michela Robba. Optimal Planning of Sustainable Buildings: Integration of Life Cycle Assessment and Optimization in a Decision Support System (DSS). Energies 2016, 9, 490 .
AMA StyleFabio Magrassi, Adriana Del Borghi, Michela Gallo, Carlo Strazza, Michela Robba. Optimal Planning of Sustainable Buildings: Integration of Life Cycle Assessment and Optimization in a Decision Support System (DSS). Energies. 2016; 9 (7):490.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFabio Magrassi; Adriana Del Borghi; Michela Gallo; Carlo Strazza; Michela Robba. 2016. "Optimal Planning of Sustainable Buildings: Integration of Life Cycle Assessment and Optimization in a Decision Support System (DSS)." Energies 9, no. 7: 490.
The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of using the environmental performance indicators retrievable from Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) into a non-conventional Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) procedure for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), replacing inventory background data from secondary datasets. In standard methodology, when specific inventory data are not available for life cycle stages that do not constitute the core process of the investigated system, secondary data are gathered from globally acknowledged sources such as international LCI databases. Once EPDs are available for the specific products included in the analyzed system, through this approach characterized data are used in place of traditional input and output information, with higher quality level. The approach proposed here is compared with traditional practice by means of a real case study, i.e. the analysis of switching primary packaging material, from glass to plastic, of water bottles distributed onboard a cruise ship. The results show that the experimented alternative approach for life cycle inventory is consistent with the collection of input/output data from literature, supporting the same conclusions for decision making process. Through conventional data capture from secondary sources, reductions in weight of the bottle body, corresponding to manufacturing standards of the specific supplier in the analyzed study, are not taken into account. The use of primary characterized data is showed to avoid overestimations of potential environmental impacts for the various typologies of bottles, with different relative shares in relation to the format. In the implementation of such non-conventional pattern, the selection of the same set of characterization factors is a necessary condition for the reliability of the result
C. Strazza; Adriana DEL Borghi; F. Magrassi; M. Gallo. Using environmental product declaration as source of data for life cycle assessment: a case study. Journal of Cleaner Production 2016, 112, 333 -342.
AMA StyleC. Strazza, Adriana DEL Borghi, F. Magrassi, M. Gallo. Using environmental product declaration as source of data for life cycle assessment: a case study. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2016; 112 ():333-342.
Chicago/Turabian StyleC. Strazza; Adriana DEL Borghi; F. Magrassi; M. Gallo. 2016. "Using environmental product declaration as source of data for life cycle assessment: a case study." Journal of Cleaner Production 112, no. : 333-342.
Adriana Del Borghi; Michela Gallo; Fabio Magrassi. Glass Packaging Design and Life Cycle Assessment: Deep Review and Guideline for Future Developments. Reference Module in Food Science 2016, 1 .
AMA StyleAdriana Del Borghi, Michela Gallo, Fabio Magrassi. Glass Packaging Design and Life Cycle Assessment: Deep Review and Guideline for Future Developments. Reference Module in Food Science. 2016; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdriana Del Borghi; Michela Gallo; Fabio Magrassi. 2016. "Glass Packaging Design and Life Cycle Assessment: Deep Review and Guideline for Future Developments." Reference Module in Food Science , no. : 1.
Industrial symbiosis principles, reprized in industrial ecology definition, are recently embraced by circular economy concept as the basis for characterization of cradle-to-cradle approach, with particular interest on global markets with growing environmental issues such as food sector. This paper investigates a potential innovative pattern of recycling food waste from cruise ships for use as feed in aquaculture, in terms of environmental sustainability. Comparative Life Cycle Assessment is used to evaluate the possible potential benefits of replacing conventional formulations of feed mix for salmon with food waste, generated and processed onboard a vessel where turbo-drying technology has been tested as a case study. A set of three indices, otherwise possible stand-alone indicators, is selected to measure global warming potential, non-renewable cumulative energy demand, and water scarcity index. The basis for comparison is represented by a typical commercial feed product for aquaculture in Norway and UK. A conventional feed formulation shows higher life cycle burdens for the whole set of indicators, with respect to the analysed case study. In particular, traditional feed product in UK shows the worst performance in terms of carbon footprint and non-renewable energy demand, whilst the Norwegian traditional mix is source of the highest impact for water scarcity. The investigation of supply chains results particularly relevant for highlighting that bottle-necks are not univocal for the different impact categories. For instance, when conventional mix in Norway is analysed from a water footprint perspective, crop-derived products result to be more influent than fish-derived ones, unlike for carbon and energy indicators
C. Strazza; F. Magrassi; M. Gallo; A. Del Borghi. Life Cycle Assessment from food to food: A case study of circular economy from cruise ships to aquaculture. Sustainable Production and Consumption 2015, 2, 40 -51.
AMA StyleC. Strazza, F. Magrassi, M. Gallo, A. Del Borghi. Life Cycle Assessment from food to food: A case study of circular economy from cruise ships to aquaculture. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 2015; 2 ():40-51.
Chicago/Turabian StyleC. Strazza; F. Magrassi; M. Gallo; A. Del Borghi. 2015. "Life Cycle Assessment from food to food: A case study of circular economy from cruise ships to aquaculture." Sustainable Production and Consumption 2, no. : 40-51.