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 | BIOCHEM |
| BIOCHEM is an EU project developing a toolkit for SMEs in the bio-technology sector. |
 | CCaLC: Carbon Calculations over the Life Cycle of Industrial Activities |
| CCaLC is a carbon fooprinting tool that enables quick and easy estimations of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions along the whole supply chain. |
 | PUrE Intrawise: An Integrated Framework for Improving Sustainability of the Indoor Environment |
| The aim of the PUrE Intrawise consortium is to develop an integrated decision-support framework for more sustainable management of indoor pollution associated with the provision, conservation and use of energy in buildings. |
 | PUrE: Pollutants in the Urban Environment |
| Pollutants in the Urban Environment (PUrE) has developed an integrated decision-support framework that enables more sustainable management of urban pollution. |
 | SPRIng: Sustainability Assessment of Nuclear Power: An Integrated Approach |
| This consortium project - funded by EPSRC and ESRC - is developing an integrated decision-support framework for assessing the sustainability of nuclear power relative to other energy options such as fossil fuels and renewables. |
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 | A Life Cycle Methodology for a Sustainability Assessment of the UK Beverage Sector |
| The research aims to develop a life cycle methodology that will be tested on several case studies, including soft drinks, wine, water and spirits. |
| A Sustainability Assessment Framework for the Residential Building Sector |
| Taking a life cycle approach, the research aims to identify the main sustainability issues associated with this sector and propose sustainability indicators for assessing its sustainability. |
| Bridging the Urban and Rural Divide: Sustainable Utilisation of Biomass and Waste for Energy Provision in Cities |
| This project looks into how biomass from rural areas, such as energy crops and agricultural waste, could provide sustainable energy to cities in the UK. |
| Developing a multi-criteria decision-support framework for the sustainability assessment of nuclear power |
| This study will allow the many environmental, economic and social issues associated with nuclear and other energy options to be explored by different stakeholders. |
| Identifying Sustainable Options for Controlling Diffuse Water Pollution in Mexico City |
| Ths research is aimed at developing a methodological approach for the sustainable assessment for controlling diffuse water pollution from a life cycle perspective. |
| Sustainability Assessment of Energy Options for Electricity Generation in Mexico |
| This study involves life cycle assessment of current electricity sector in Mexico, scenario analysis and multi-criteria assessment of future energy options (comprising environmental, technological, economical and social aspects. |
| Sustainability Assessment of Integrated Bio-refineries |
| This study involves analysing the economic, environmental and social implications of bio-refineries. Life Cycle Assessment is used to study and analyse the environmental impacts. |
| Sustainability indicators for the assessment of electricity generation options in the UK |
| This study is developing indicators by which the social, economic and environmental impacts of electricity generation can be measured. This involves developing appropriate measures of these impacts together with methods of quantifying them. |
| Sustainable Consumption and Production of Convenience Food: Ready-made Meals |
| The aim of this research is to develop a methodology for assessing the sustainability of different production and consumption patterns in the food industry, focusing on the ready-made meals sector. |
| Sustainable Energy Supply in the UK Residential Sector: Balancing Environmental Impacts, Security of Supply and Socio-Economic Benefits |
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| The Sustainability of Micro-generation Options for New and Refurbished Homes |
| This PhD project is part of PUrE Intrawise and involves assessing the sustainability of the current and future micro-generation options in terms of their environmental, economic and social impacts. |
| Understanding Barriers to Energy Micro-generation in the UK: Technical, Economic, Environmental and Social Aspects |
| This project aims to investigate barriers to achieving micro-generation installation targets in the UK and identify opportunities for overcoming them. |
| [RESPPOND] RESearch into the Public Perception Of Nuclear Design |
| This multidisciplinary research involves combining aspects of nuclear engineering, sociology and psychology to gain a deeper understanding of the disparity between expertly calculated risk and the perception of risk by the lay-public. |
