Journal: Journal of Industrial Ecology

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J. ind. ecol.

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Wiley-Blackwell

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1088-1980
1530-9290

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  • Spatial optimization of industrial symbiosis for heat supply of agricultural greenhouses
    Item type: Journal Article
    Rezaei, Farzaneh; Burg, Vanessa; Pfister, Stephan; et al. (2024)
    Journal of Industrial Ecology
    Despite the many benefits of greenhouses, it is challenging to meet their heating demand, as greenhouses belong to the most energy-intensive production systems in the agriculture sector. Industrial symbiosis can bring an effective solution by utilizing waste heat from other industries to meet the greenhouse heat demand. This study proposes an optimization framework by which optimum symbiotic relationships can be identified. For this aim, the spatial analysis is integrated into an optimization model, in which geographical, technical, and economic parameters are considered simultaneously to identify the optimal location for developing new agricultural greenhouses. The objective function is to minimize the heating costs, that is, the investment cost of piping and electricity cost for pumping heat-carrying fluid from supplier to demand. The model is applied to the case study of Switzerland, and currently existing municipal solid waste incinerators, cement production plants, and biogas plants are considered potential waste heat sources. Results show that the import of tomato, cucumber, and lettuce to Switzerland can theoretically be replaced by vegetable production in new waste-heat supplied greenhouses (zero import scenarios). Accounting for the economy of scale for pipeline investment costs leads to selecting large-scale greenhouses with a cost reduction of 37%. The optimization results suggest that 10% of the greenhouses needed to satisfy the total domestic demand for lettuce, tomato, and cucumber could be placed on a suitable land plot in the direct vicinity of a waste heat source, with low costs of waste heat supply.
  • Identifying Stakeholders' Views on the Eco-efficiency Assessment of a Municipal Solid Waste Management System: The Case of Swiss Glass-Packaging
    Item type: Journal Article
    Meylan, Grégoire; Stauffacher, Michael; Krütli, Pius; et al. (2015)
    Journal of Industrial Ecology
  • Material and Energy Flows and Environmental Impacts of the Internet in Switzerland
    Item type: Journal Article
    Müller, Esther; Widmer, Rolf; Coroama, Vlad C.; et al. (2013)
    Journal of Industrial Ecology
  • Tracking construction material over space and time: Prospective and geo-referenced modeling of building stocks and construction material flows
    Item type: Journal Article
    Heeren, Niko; Hellweg, Stefanie (2019)
    Journal of Industrial Ecology
    Construction material plays an increasingly important role in the environmental impacts of buildings. In order to investigate impacts of materials on a building level, we present a bottom-up building stock model that uses three dimensional and geo-referenced building data to determine volumetric information of material stocks in Swiss residential buildings. We used a probabilistic modeling approach to calculate future material flows for the individual buildings. We investigated six scenarios with different assumptions concerning per capita floor area, building stock turnover, and construction material. The Swiss building stock will undergo important structural changes by 2035. While this will lead to a reduced number in new constructions, material flows will increase. Total material inflow decreases by almost half while outflows double. In 2055 the total amount of material in- and outflows are almost equal, which represents an important opportunity to close construction material cycles. Total environmental impacts due to production and disposal of construction material remain relatively stable over time. The cumulated impact is slightly reduced for the wood-based scenario. The scenario with more insulation material leads to slightly higher material-related emissions. An increase per capita floor area or material turnover will lead to a considerable increase in impacts. The new modeling approach overcomes the limitations of previous bottom-up building models and allows for investigating building material flows and stocks in space and time. This supports the development of tailored strategies to reduce the material footprint and environmental impacts of buildings and settlements.
  • Embodied GHGs in a Fast Growing City: Looking at the Evolution of a Dwelling Stock using Structural Element Breakdown and Policy Scenarios
    Item type: Journal Article
    Göswein, Verena; Krones, Jonathan; Celentano, Giulia; et al. (2018)
    Journal of Industrial Ecology
  • More or Better?
    Item type: Journal Article
    Girod, Bastien; de Haan, Peter (2010)
    Journal of Industrial Ecology
  • Which Emissions Do We Need to Account for in Corporate Carbon Performance?
    Item type: Other Journal Item
    Busch, Timo (2011)
    Journal of Industrial Ecology
  • Environmental Assessment of Waste-Solvent Treatment Options
    Item type: Journal Article
    Capello, Christian; Hellweg, Stefanie; Badertscher, Beat; et al. (2007)
    Journal of Industrial Ecology
  • Teleconnecting Consumption to Environmental Impacts at Multiple Spatial Scales
    Item type: Journal Article
    Hubacek, Klaus; Feng, Kuishuang; Minx, Jan C.; et al. (2014)
    Journal of Industrial Ecology
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