All Outputs (3)

Performance and environmental sustainability assessment of an integrated solar water heater designed for disassembly (2021)
Thesis
Saint, R. M. Performance and environmental sustainability assessment of an integrated solar water heater designed for disassembly. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2848617

Recent amendments to the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill set an ambitious target of net-zero by 2045 and the Scottish Government has highlighted the need for policy reform to decarbonise heat. Minimum requirement for hot water provision through renewa... Read More about Performance and environmental sustainability assessment of an integrated solar water heater designed for disassembly.

Decoupling density from tallness in analysing the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of cities (2021)
Journal Article
Pomponi, F., Saint, R., Arehart, J. H., Gharavi, N., & D'Amico, B. (2021). Decoupling density from tallness in analysing the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of cities. npj Urban Sustainability, 1(1), Article 33. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-021-0003

The UN estimate 2.5 billion new urban residents by 2050, thus further increasing global greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and energy demand, and the environmental impacts caused by the built environment. Achieving optimal use of space and maximal effi... Read More about Decoupling density from tallness in analysing the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of cities.

A pragmatic and industry-oriented framework for data quality assessment of environmental footprint tools (2021)
Journal Article
Salemdeeb, R., Saint, R., Clark, W., Lenaghan, M., Pratt, K., & Millar, F. (2021). A pragmatic and industry-oriented framework for data quality assessment of environmental footprint tools. Resources, Environment and Sustainability, 3, Article 100019. http

Environmental footprinting, underpinned by systematic life-cycle thinking, is increasingly seen as a critical concept for designing policies to fight climate change. The holistic nature of a life-cycle approach, built using the principles of Life Cyc... Read More about A pragmatic and industry-oriented framework for data quality assessment of environmental footprint tools.