Matthias Buyle
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View article: Interdisciplinary Pathways for Sustainable Management of Geological Resources: A Case Study in Flanders
Interdisciplinary Pathways for Sustainable Management of Geological Resources: A Case Study in Flanders Open
The subsurface is often overlooked in the field sustainable natural resources management, even though it provides us with supporting, provisioning, regulating and cultural geosystem services. Additionally, the subsurface can contribute to …
View article: Durable and sustainable service life extension of existing concrete structures: A holistic approach within a life cycle perspective
Durable and sustainable service life extension of existing concrete structures: A holistic approach within a life cycle perspective Open
Concrete structures are facing increasing aging, leading to a rising demand for maintenance, repair, strengthening and/or replacement. More than 70% of the damage to reinforced concrete structures is linked to reinforcement corrosion, whic…
View article: Life cycle assessment of concrete intervention strategies for the repair and prevention of a corrosion-damaged canopy
Life cycle assessment of concrete intervention strategies for the repair and prevention of a corrosion-damaged canopy Open
Considering the emerging need for more sustainable practices, life-extending interventions in the concrete sector are gaining interest. This paper focuses on a life cycle assessment of repair and prevention strategies for corrosion-related…
View article: Environmental and economic assessment of service life extending repairs for a concrete silo
Environmental and economic assessment of service life extending repairs for a concrete silo Open
In order to illustrate the relevance of sustainable concrete maintenance and repair, a case study of a concrete silo situated in an industrial area with corrosion damage is selected. The environmental and economic impact is determined thro…
View article: Prospective consequential Life Cycle Assessment: Identifying the future marginal suppliers using Integrated Assessment Models
Prospective consequential Life Cycle Assessment: Identifying the future marginal suppliers using Integrated Assessment Models Open
While previous research has focused on developing prospective LCI databases that build upon projections from integrated assessment models (IAMs), until now only attributional databases have been developed. To construct consequential LCI da…
View article: Towards a dynamic and sustainable management of geological resources
Towards a dynamic and sustainable management of geological resources Open
The subsurface provides multiple resources, the exploitation of which has a lasting impact on future potential provision. Establishing sustainability in terms of fundamental principles, and fitting these principles into a practical framewo…
View article: Sustainable Assessment of Concrete Repairs through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)
Sustainable Assessment of Concrete Repairs through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) Open
Nowadays, a vast number of concrete structures are approaching the end of their expected service life. The need for maintenance and repair is high due to the continued deterioration of the existing building inventory and infrastructure, re…
View article: Unlocking the Full Sustainability Potential of School Buildings by Reconciling Building Properties with Educational and Societal Needs
Unlocking the Full Sustainability Potential of School Buildings by Reconciling Building Properties with Educational and Societal Needs Open
This study explores how school buildings can be exploited more efficiently in the future, since, at present, they remain unused for a substantial amount of time. One possibility to tackle this inefficiency, is to involve the local communit…
View article: Ex-ante LCA on an emerging electro-mass separation technology: The importance of the background system
Ex-ante LCA on an emerging electro-mass separation technology: The importance of the background system Open
Ex-ante LCA is a novel approach that provides a way to assess the eventual environmental performance of technologies that are currently under development. Between now and the investigated time several changes may have occurred to the forea…
View article: The environmental impact of service life-extending repair for corrosion damaged reinforced concrete balconies: a case study in a coastal context
The environmental impact of service life-extending repair for corrosion damaged reinforced concrete balconies: a case study in a coastal context Open
Nowadays a vast number of concrete structures are approaching the end of their expected service life. The need for sustainable rehabilitation (maintenance and repair) is urgent and due to the expected deterioration of buildings and civil s…
View article: The Future of Ex-Ante LCA? Lessons Learned and Practical Recommendations
The Future of Ex-Ante LCA? Lessons Learned and Practical Recommendations Open
Every decision-oriented life cycle assessment (LCAs) entails, at least to some extent, a future-oriented feature. However, apart from the ex-ante LCAs, the majority of LCA studies are retrospective in nature and do not explicitly account f…
View article: Consequential LCA of demountable and reusable internal wall assemblies: a case study in a Belgian context
Consequential LCA of demountable and reusable internal wall assemblies: a case study in a Belgian context Open
The transition from a linear to a circular economy is essential to reduce the environmental burden of our society. A key issue is to prevent a shift of the environmental burdens and take the consequences of a decision into account, for exa…