Life-Cycle-Assessment

Summer internship project to calculate the energy and carbon footprint of CMS facilities in order to evaluate options for reducing costs associated with facility operations and prepare for a national ...

Improvement in the environmental performance of office furniture products is a challenging undertaking, due to the diversity of product lines, demanding aesthetic and durability standards, and a custo...

The overall objective of this project is to analyze the energy and environmental performance of the PureCell - 200 Power System using life cycle assessment (LCA).  LCA is an analytical technique ...

This study documents the energy intensity and environmental impacts from operation of water and wastewater treatment systems through case-studies in US. Life-cycle energy and impact assessments were c...

The University of Michigan (UM) Digital Library Initiative has been at the forefront of promoting the use of electronically published books and journals.  Our 2000/2001 AT&T fellowship foc...

Current Work This project focuses on the application of the Life-Cycle-Assessment (LCA) methodology to enhance metrics and tools for assessing buildings' environmental impacts. These objectives...

Using a four-tiered, progressive ecotourism model (Ziffer, 1989), the operations of the Irwin Lodge (Colorado) are evaluated and ranked regarding environmental education (EE) and interpretation (EI...

One of the many challenges facing the introduction of fuel cell vehicles is the establishment of an appropriate fueling infrastructure. This research project explores dynamics involved in establish...

At 7.1 million volumes, the University of Michigan (UM) Library is one of the country's largest.  Its Digital Library Initiative has been at the forefront of promoting the use of electronically p...