• The consumption of animal products contributes to more than one-quarter of the water footprint of humanity. The water needed to produce feed is the major factor behind the water footprint of animal...

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© 2013 IBRACON This paper aims at advancing on the validation of indicators of building concrete frames’ sustainability from an integrated, life cycle perspective. A case study approach investigates (...

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a b s t r a c t Over the past two decades, a continuously expanding list of footprint-style indicators has been introduced to the scientific community with the aim of raising public awareness of how h...

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