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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 |
NEWS Fausto Freire, Carla Caldeira and Joana Bastos, researchers from CIE-UC. participated in the 2017 Joint Conference ISIE and ISSST -
Science in Support of Sustainable and Resilient Communities, held in June
25 - 29, Chicago, IL, USA. The following papers were presented: - Bastos, J., Milando,
C., Freire, F., Batterman, S. (2017) Exploring
intra-urban variability of intake fractions for PM2.5: an application to the
life-cycle assessment of road transport in Lisbon, Portugal. - Caldeira, C., Olivetti, E., Kirchain, R., Dias, L., Freire, F. (2017) Optimization of
feedstock blends to improve biodiesel cost effectiveness and manage
environmental impacts.
___________________________________________________ Webinar July 5, 10h-11h30 (PT)
To register, send an
email to urbanwins@iclei.org Link to the webinar: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/447945509 ___________________________________________________
George E Davis Medal
awarded to Prof. Roland Clift The Institution of
Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has announced that Professor Roland Clift CBE is the
recipient of the 12th George E Davis
Medal, the highest award conferred by the Institution. The award
recognizes his contributions to both theory and practice in engineering of
particle-fluid systems and in engineering for sustainability. The medal presentation will take place on Thursday 6 July 2017 following the 12th George E. Davis Lecture
entitled “Seeing the Whole Picture:
chemical engineering and the science of sustainability”. The event will
be at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London. Professor Roland Clift has been several times at the University
of Coimbra, as a visiting professor to the EfS Initiative and the Centre for
Industrial Ecology. ___________________________________________________ On 11 April, Fausto
Freire and Érica Castanheira from CIE visited "Soja de Portugal", namely
the units of valorization of sub-products from the food industry. ___________________________________________________ Helena Monteiro, SES doctoral candidate at University of
Coimbra, under the MIT Portugal Program, successfully presented her PhD thesis entitled “Comprehensive life cycle assessment of
new houses in Portugal: Building design, envelope, and operational conditions”
on 3rd May 2017, 14:30, at Sala dos Capelos,
University of Coimbra. Congratulations! ___________________________________________________
The University of
Coimbra participated in the I Agrifood Innovation Fair (I9AGRI), held at Castelo Branco from 4
to 6 April 2017. CIE was one of the
research groups represented. ___________________________________________________
#2 UrbanWINS
Newsletter is out! Join the UrbanWINS community! ___________________________________________________ Fausto Freire gave
the lecture “Ecodesign com base na Avaliação (energética e ambiental)
de Ciclo de Vida (ACV): Metodologia e Aplicação a Componentes Automóveis"
in the conference “A Engenharia ao Serviço da
Eficiência Energética” organized by Ordem dos Engenheiros, on March 29, at Marinha Grande. ___________________________________________________ Carla Rodrigues, SES doctoral candidate at University of
Coimbra, under the MIT Portugal Program, successfully presented her PhD thesis entitled “Life-Cycle Environmental and Cost
assessment of Building Retrofits: Evaluating Conventional and Streamlined
Approaches” on 15th March 2017, 14:30, at the University of
Coimbra (Sala dos Capelos). Congratulations! ___________________________________________________ LECTURE 14 March 2017, 2.30 pm Jeremy Gregory, from the Materials Systems Laboratory at MIT, will give a talk on “Quantitative building and infrastructure
sustainability and resilience”. Local: Auditorium of the
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra (Polo II campus). Admission
is free. No registration is needed. ___________________________________________________ SEMINAR Circular Economy and
Waste Management UrbanWINS Project:
An innovative and participatory approach 10 March 2017, 2-6 pm, Leiria CIE, Nova University
of Lisbon, CEIFAcoop, and the Municipality of Leiria are organizing, under the UrbanWINS European
project, a Seminar entitled "Circular Economy and Waste Management - UrbanWINS Project: An innovative and participatory
approach". Admission is free, but registration is required. Please fill
in this form and send it to geral[at]ceifacoop.pt
by 9 March. ___________________________________________________ Thematic Session “Life-cycle assessment (LCA) and
management (LCM)”, organized by Fausto Freire, João Malça, Érica
Castanheira and Carla Rodrigues, will be held at the 3rd
Energy for Sustainability International Conference (EfS2017).
LECTURE 24 January 2017, 2 pm Elsa Olivetti, from the Materials Science and Engineering Department at MIT, will give a talk on “Environmental
Assessment of Recycling and Beneficial use of Industrial Waste”. Local: Amphitheater II - Mechanical Engineering Department -
University of Coimbra (Polo II campus). Carla Caldeira, SES doctoral candidate at University of
Coimbra, under the MIT Portugal Program, successfully present her PhD thesis entitled “OPTIMIZATION OF
FEEDSTOCK BLENDS TO IMPROVE BIODIESEL COST EFFECTIVENESS AND MANAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS” on 23rd January 2017, 14:30, at the University of
Coimbra (Sala dos Capelos). Congratulations! Fausto Freire and
Pedro Marques from CIE and PhD visiting student Roberto Sartori
(University of São Paulo, CENBIO - National Biomass Reference Center) visited
Pinewells,
a biomass pellets production plant on 13 January.
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