All Outputs (11)

Embodied carbon quantification of luminaires using life cycle assessment and CIBSE TM65 methodologies: A comparison case study (2023)
Journal Article
Mazzei, I., Saint, R., Kay, A., & Pomponi, F. (2024). Embodied carbon quantification of luminaires using life cycle assessment and CIBSE TM65 methodologies: A comparison case study. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 28(1), 59-73. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13449

The European legislative landscape on sustainability is steadily growing to meet objectives to reach net zero targets by mid‐century. In this context, companies and manufacturers may soon be legally required to provide quantification of the environme... Read More about Embodied carbon quantification of luminaires using life cycle assessment and CIBSE TM65 methodologies: A comparison case study.

A parametric thermal analysis of refugees’ shelters using incremental design and affordable construction material (2023)
Journal Article
Eltaweel, A., Saint, R., D'Amico, B., & Pomponi, F. (2023). A parametric thermal analysis of refugees’ shelters using incremental design and affordable construction material. Energy and Buildings, 290, Article 113110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113110

The number of people displaced by natural and human made events reached 80 million in 2020 based on the latest report by UNHCR. Emergency housing is often initially in the form of tents, which are then replaced by a more robust solution. One frequent... Read More about A parametric thermal analysis of refugees’ shelters using incremental design and affordable construction material.

Sandbag housing construction in South Africa: life cycle assessment and operational energy modelling (2023)
Journal Article
Saint, R., Eltaweel, A., Adetooto, J., Pomponi, F., & Windapo, A. (2023). Sandbag housing construction in South Africa: life cycle assessment and operational energy modelling. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 28(8), 1003-1018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-023-02170-0

Purpose Adequate and affordable housing is essential in tackling poverty and improving living and indoor health conditions for lower and medium-income families, in both developed and developing nations. However, there is a lack of affordable housing... Read More about Sandbag housing construction in South Africa: life cycle assessment and operational energy modelling.

Experimental investigation of mechanically laminated straight or curved-and-tapered bamboo-concrete T-beams (2023)
Journal Article
Deng, Y., Hao, Y., Mohamed, A., Wong, S. H., Tang, Y., Yuen, T. Y., …Zhang, H. (2023). Experimental investigation of mechanically laminated straight or curved-and-tapered bamboo-concrete T-beams. Engineering Structures, 283, Article 115896. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115896

This study echoes the rising demand for bio-based material in concrete composite structures in the race to accelerate carbon neutrality in construction. Noticing that most previous studies are focused on straight timber or engineered bamboo-to-concre... Read More about Experimental investigation of mechanically laminated straight or curved-and-tapered bamboo-concrete T-beams.

Beyond recycling: an LCA-based decision-support tool to accelerate Scotland's transition to a circular economy (2022)
Journal Article
Salemdeeb, R., Saint, R., Pomponi, F., Pratt, K., & Lenaghan, M. (2022). Beyond recycling: an LCA-based decision-support tool to accelerate Scotland's transition to a circular economy. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 13, Article 200069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcradv.2022.200069

Resources and waste strategies have recently seen a shift in focus from weight-based recycling targets to impact-driven policies. To support this transition, numerous decision-support tools were developed to help identify waste streams with the highe... Read More about Beyond recycling: an LCA-based decision-support tool to accelerate Scotland's transition to a circular economy.

Environmental benefits of material-efficient design: a hybrid life cycle assessment of a plastic milk bottle (2022)
Journal Article
Pomponi, F., Li, M., Saint, R., Lenzen, M., & D'Amico, B. (2022). Environmental benefits of material-efficient design: a hybrid life cycle assessment of a plastic milk bottle. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 30, 1044-1052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2022.01.028

Over a million plastic bottles are bought around the world every minute, 20,000 every second. While there is agreement that single-use plastics should be phased out, records of plastic pollution point in the opposite direction. Until the phasing-out... Read More about Environmental benefits of material-efficient design: a hybrid life cycle assessment of a plastic milk bottle.

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/s42949-021-00034-w

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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resenv.2021.100019

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.

Whole-life design and resource reuse of a solar water heater in the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Saint, R. M., Pomponi, F., Garnier, C., & Currie, J. I. (2019). Whole-life design and resource reuse of a solar water heater in the UK. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 172(3), 153-164. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.17.00068

Passive solar systems are often designed primarily with efficiency in mind, and research efforts are concentrated towards gaining an increase in performance. However, due to the multiple materials used, their manufacturing processes, a lifespan that... Read More about Whole-life design and resource reuse of a solar water heater in the UK.

Thermal Performance through Heat Retention in Integrated Collector-Storage Solar Water Heaters: A Review (2018)
Journal Article
Saint, R. M., Garnier, C., Pomponi, F., & Currie, J. (2018). Thermal Performance through Heat Retention in Integrated Collector-Storage Solar Water Heaters: A Review. Energies, 11(6), 1615. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11061615

Solar thermal systems are a long-standing technology that is receiving increased attention, in terms of research and development, due to ambitious climate change targets and the need for renewable energy solutions. Integrated collector-storage solar... Read More about Thermal Performance through Heat Retention in Integrated Collector-Storage Solar Water Heaters: A Review.