Tag: carbon
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4.1 Carbon: Embodied Carbon
Author: Patricia Alves ABSTRACT: Embodied Carbon refers to all CO2 emissions associated with material and construction processes throughout the whole lifecycle of a building or infrastructure. MAIN: “Buildings are currently responsible for 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions: 28% from operational emissions, from the energy needed to heat, cool, and power them, and the remaining…
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15.9 Urban Design: Transition Towns
Author: Biancah Roe ABSTRACT: Transition Towns are the product of a neglectful government and communities that are determined to come together and make a change. MAIN: In order to understand what a Transition Town is, we must understand that movement is a response to various social, ecological and economic problems. The last two centuries have…
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15.7 Urban Design: Transit Oriented Development
Author: Olivia Miller ABSTRACT: One of the most significant steps to reducing a city’s carbon footprint is to minimize the number of cars on the road. This has proven effective in cities like New York where there is an increasingly large population, yet the city’s carbon emissions are nowhere near proportional to its population. This…
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15.6 Urban Density: Missing Middle / Goldilocks Density
Author: Erika Cunanan ABSTRACT: The missing middle is an arrangement of diverse homes selections that provide solutions to a dense population and unaffordable housing. MAIN: Between the common detached house and a mid-to-high rise apartment building, there is a selection of different scaled homes. These are called missing middle housing which range from duplexes, triplexes,…
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15.2 Urban Design: Transportation
Author: Reem Wehbe ABSTRACT: Transportation is one of the largest sources of carbon emissions all over the world. Increasing the efficiency of vehicle technology, changing what methods we use to travel and transport goods, and using lower-carbon fuels are all different methods we could be implementing to reduce our carbon footprint. MAIN: As the saying…
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11.5 Diet: Cold Chain Distribution
Author: Atifa Nasiri ABSTRACT: Diet Cold chain distribution is a system of temperature-controlled supply chain management transporting and distributing refrigerated products. Which delivery and storage the cold chain product in a designated area. For example, temperature control, supply chain atmosphere, including department stores, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, manage and transport lifesaving products and other products.…
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12.2 Clothing and Textiles: Materials
Author: Ugochinyere Megwa ABSTRACT: When it comes to pollution and carbon crisis, the fashion industry is one of the largest contributors in the world and gradually leading our Earth to a vulnerable position. MAIN We live in a world that is naive to the environment. During the process of any kind of mass production, especially…
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12.1 Clothing and Textiles: Fast Fashion and Waste
Author: Peiyu Si ABSTRACT: The fashion industry has been identified as the second largest polluter worldwide. The impact of its production and waste can be harmful in many aspects. Main Fast fashion refers to cheaply produced and quickly purchased clothes that imitate the latest runway styles. It emphasizes new styles delivered to consumers immediately, while…
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13.1 Electronics: Life Cycle Analysis-Power vs Embodied Carbon
Author: Madison Politsky ABSTRACT: The manufacturing of electronics emits large amounts of embodied carbon which negatively impact the environment. Implementing methods to prolong the lifespan of a device to prevent individuals from replacing it every couple of years will lower one’s carbon footprint. Another prevalent issue that will be discussed is the power consumption in…
The Carbon Crisis 