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This webpage is no longer being updated. Please check our
new website: The CENTRE FOR INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY (CIE)
at the University of Coimbra is a research group in the multi-disciplinary
field of Industrial Ecology. The CIE develops and applies tools to enhance
the sustainability of products and systems supported by life-cycle thinking. The
CIE is actively involved in the Energy for Sustainability Initiative at the
University of Coimbra and is part of ADAI-LAETA (Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and
Aeronautics). The CIE promotes scientific research, development
and innovation to support industry, public authorities, organizations, and
consumers towards sustainable production and consumption. The CIE takes a
holistic and systematic approach to the analysis of sustainable systems by
exploring trade-offs and synergies between economy, environment and society. The CIE has assembled a multidisciplinary team of faculty,
researchers, doctoral/Master’s candidates, and visiting scholars. Research is
carried out in collaboration with other Portuguese institutions and with
international partners mainly in Europe, the United States and Latin America. The CIE team has experience in both research and technical
projects in the field of Industrial Ecology and provides expertise
in: • Life-cycle management • Life-cycle sustainability assessment
(LCSA) • Environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA),
Social LCA, and Life-Cycle Costing (LCC) • Dynamic LCA, multi-objective optimization,
and other extended life-cycle approaches • Carbon, water, and environmental
footprints • Eco-design • Urban metabolism • Circular Economy Our expertise is applied in the following areas: • Energy
| renewables
(bio-energy, bio-fuels, solar, and others), natural gas, electricity • Transportation
| sustainable
mobility, vehicle components and systems (electric vehicles, trains, fleet
analysis, batteries), power trains • Buildings
and Sustainable Architecture | building components, pre-fabricated architecture,
sustainable construction and retro-fit, thermal insulation, sustainable urban
development • Agri-food and
Forestry | fruits,
vegetables, vegetable oils, animal-derived products, sustainable diets,
wood-based materials, land-use change • Waste
Management |
waste cooking oil, beef tallow, demilitarization, anaerobic digestion,
building waste management • Packaging The CIE provides the following services: • LCA studies and critical reviews (ISO
14040/44) • Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs),
including DAPHabitat • Product Carbon Footprint (PAS 2050, GHG
Protocol, ISO 14067) • Assessment of sustainability criteria for
bio-fuels • Sustainability assessment of buildings • Development of eco-design tools
(improvement of resource and energy efficiency, and waste minimization) • Training and scientific meetings O CENTRO PARA A ECOLOGIA INDUSTRIAL (CIE) na Universidade de
Coimbra é um grupo de investigação na área multidisciplinar da Ecologia
Industrial. A investigação do CIE visa promover a sustentabilidade de
produtos e sistemas através do desenvolvimento e aplicação de abordagens de
ciclo de vida. O CIE tem um forte envolvimento
na Iniciativa Energia para a Sustentabilidade da Universidade de Coimbra e faz parte da ADAI-LAETA
(Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial – Laboratório
Associado em Energia, Transportes e Aerodinâmica). O CIE reúne uma equipa multidisciplinar de docentes, investigadores,
doutorandos, mestrandos e investigadores visitantes. A investigação é
realizada em colaboração com outras instituições portuguesas e parceiros
internacionais, principalmente na Europa, Estados Unidos e América Latina. A equipa do CIE tem experiência em projetos técnicos e de
investigação na área de Ecologia
Industrial, nomeadamente em: • Gestão do Ciclo de Vida • Avaliação da Sustentabilidade de Ciclo de Vida • Avaliação Ambiental de Ciclo de Vida (ACV), Avaliação Social
de Ciclo de Vida, Avaliação Económica de Ciclo de Vida • ACV dinâmica, otimização multiobjectivo, e outras abordagens
de ciclo de vida • Pegada de carbono, pegada da água e pegada ambiental • Eco-design • Metabolismo urbano • Economia
circular Aplicações: • Energia | renováveis (bioenergia,
biocombustíveis, solar e outras), gás natural, eletricidade • Transportes | mobilidade sustentável,
sistemas de veículos e componentes automóveis (veículos elétricos, transporte
ferroviário, análise de frotas, baterias) • Edifícios e Arquitetura
Sustentável | componentes de edifícios, arquitetura pré-fabricada,
construção e remodelação sustentável, isolamento térmico, desenvolvimento
urbano sustentável • Agro-indústria e
Florestas | frutas, vegetais, óleos vegetais, produtos de origem
animal, dietas sustentáveis, produtos de madeira, alteração de uso dos solos • Gestão de Resíduos
| óleos alimentares usados,
gordura animal, desmilitarização, digestão anaeróbia, gestão de resíduos de
construção e demolição • Embalagens Serviços: • Estudos de ACV e revisões críticas (ISO 14040/44) • Elaboração de Declarações Ambientais de Produto (DAP),
incluindo DAPHabitat • Avaliação da Pegada de Carbono do Produto (PAS 2050, GHG Protocol, ISO 14067) • Avaliação de critérios de sustentabilidade de biocombustíveis • Avaliação da sustentabilidade de edifícios • Desenvolvimento de ferramentas de eco-design • Formação e organização de encontros científicos |
*** OPEN POSITIONS
*** Call for
one Doctoral studentship. Deadline: 06/11/2020 NEWS Prefabrication is
an opportunity to reduce costs and environmental impacts of buildings
Vanessa Tavares and Fausto Freire published
an article in the international reference magazine "Building and
Environment" that concludes that prefabrication is an opportunity to
reduce costs and environmental impacts in the construction sector. More information here: [+] and full paper here: [+] Plastics and the
Environment: Partners or Enemies?
Fausto Freire participated
in the conference “Plásticos
e Ambiente – Parceiros ou Inimigos?” (Plastics and the Environment: Partners or Enemies?), on the 4th of
July, at the Leiria Museum, Leiria,
which brought together personalities from various quarters in a serious and
constructive reflection about plastic use and pollution. A news article about
the conference can be found here: [+] OPTIMA project on
the news!
The OPTIMA
project featured on several news channels in Portugal: [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+].
OPTIMA team at the
UC met Prof. Roland Clift Meetings of OPTIMA Work Package 6 (WP6) took place at the University of
Coimbra with the various team members and the participation of Professor Roland
Clift, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Technology in the Centre for
Environment and Sustainability of the University of Surrey, and widely known
for his work and contributions to the topic of sustainability. In two
consecutive meetings, researchers from WP6 presented and discussed the work
to be carried out in OPTIMA. Prof. Clift gave his insights on the approach to
be taken and emphasized the opportunities that arise from the convergence of
Life Cycle Assessment, Risk Assessment and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
representatives working together for the integrated assessment of crop
protection systems. Seminar LIVING WITH
PLASTICS By Prof. Roland
Clift 8
May 2019, 11h30 Amphitheatre
II, DEM-UC
Kick-off meeting
of OPTIMA at UC
In January 14, 2019, the kick-off meeting
for the Work Package 6 "Human
Health, Environmental and Socioeconomic Life-Cycle Analysis & Risk
Assessment" of the OPTIMA
project took place at the University of Coimbra. Researchers
from the three research groups at UC participating in WP6 (Center for Industrial Ecology, Center for
Functional Ecology and Center for Business and Economics Research),
respectively with expertise in the fields of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA),
Human Health and Environmental Risk Assessment (HERA) and Multi-Criteria
Decision Analysis (MCDA) will join forces to develop a framework to assess
the sustainability of the pest
management solutions developed by OPTIMA.
Vanessa
Tavares,
PhD candidate in SES-UC, won the Best
Poster Award at the XII Encontro Iniciativa EfS: Mesa Redonda dedicada ao tema "As oportunidades da Economia
Verde", which took place on March 13th 2019, at the Auditorium Laginha Serafim, DEC-UC.
Congratulations, Vanessa! New R&D projects at CIE-UC in 2018 Life Cycle Assessment and eco-design of medicine
packaging, funded by VALORMED (starting in
January 2018, 12 months); OPTIMA – Optimised Pest
Integrated Management to precisely detect and control plant diseases in
perennial crops and open-field vegetables, funded by H2020 funds (starting in September 2018, 40
months); StreamLAB –
Streamlined environmental and cost lifecycle assessment of building
retrofits: a decisionsupporting tool (MIT-EXPL/SUS/0013/2017) funded by FCT, a collaboration
between CIE-UC, INESC-Coimbra and the MSL-MIT (starting later in 2018, 12
months); SET-LCA – Streamlined Ecodesign
Tools based on Life Cycle Assessment incorporating uncertainty (CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-030570), funded by FCT/FEDER; T4ENERTEC – Tools for supporting the selection of
energy efficient technologies (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029820),
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