1st Edition
Green Design, Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Eco design and innovation
New visions in the manufacturing design—jewels as multiples
C. Scarpitti
Communicating effectively in writing: Issues and strategies for engineers
L. Nazarenko & G. Schwarz-Peaker
Sustainable design for furniture and wood products
P. Browne & P. Tobin
Door’s design for people with mobility impairments and service dogs
C.P. Carvalho, A.B. Magalhães, J.B. Pedro & L. de Sousa
Self-building process: Living the crisis in a sustainable way
F. Pugnaloni, E. Bellu & M. Giovanelli
Eco-design concept manual as a web tool to reduce the impact of a product
on the environment
Z. Toncíková
The meaning of public spaces
M. Hanzl
Designing innovation with craft-evolution to develop sustainability
E. Aparo, L. Soares & H. Santos-Rodrigues
In direction to sustainable eco resorts
C. Alho & J.C. Pina
Disruptive innovation and learning to create architectural forms
L.S. Leite, A.T.C. Pereira & R. Pupo
Additive manufacturing as a social inclusion tool
G.M. Bem, R.T. Pupo & A.T.C. Pereira
The Olivetti factory as a paradigm of sustainable growth
F. Castanò & A. Gallo
Avieiro Boat — its recovery as a strategic factor for a sustainable development process
C. Barbosa
Patterns of sustainability in textile design use of traditional technologies
A. Rusu
A visual impaired children photography’s catalogue as an inclusive tool
A.P.P. Demarchi, B.M. Rizardi, G. Pires & C.B.R. Fornasier
Back to craft
E. Karanastasi, M. Moelee, S. Alexopoulou, M. Kardarakou, M. Nikolakaki, A. Papadopoulou, X. Papatriantafyllou & A. Terezaki
Urban Nomads—smart and flexible design strategies for a sustainable future
N. Loeper & M. Ott
Energy efficiency
Daylighting and ventilation in energy efficient factories
K. Klimke, T. Rössel, P. Vohlidka & H. Riemer
Improving sustainability in healthcare with better space design quality
M.F. Castro, R. Mateus & L. Bragança
A linear reciprocating thermomagnetic motor powered by water heated
using solar energy 107
L.D.R. Ferreira, C.V.X. Bessa, I. Silva & S. Gama
Environmental quickscans as a decision supporting tool: Scanning the embodied
energy of different fibre treatments in the development of biocomposite building products
E.E. Keijzer
A bottom-up perspective upon climate change—approaches towards the local scale
and microclimatic assessment
A. Santos Nouri
Energy price differential and industrial production growth in Mexico: A wavelet approach
G.S. Uddin, S. Chakraborty, R. Hossian & B. Sjö
Electrical energy analysis and potential environmental improvements of sheet metal punching processes
G. Ingarao, K. Kellens, R. Renaldi, W. Dewulf & J.R. Duflou
Prototypelab 2012: Mass-customization of energy self-sufficient prototypes and less environmental impact through improved parametric tools, sensors and CNC technology
J. Ballesteros & P. Ferreiro
Energy utilization and output dynamics in Bangladesh
G.S. Uddin, S. Razin, A.T. Muzaffar & P. Kyophilavong
Spectral shifters for an enhanced indoor environment 149
G.R. Mitchell & F.J. Davis
Optimalmould: Energy consumption in injection moulding optimization
C. Ramos, P. Carreira, P. Bártolo, I. Reis, L. Durão & N. Alves
Green and smart manufacturing
Sustainable work for human centred manufacturing
M. Santochi & F. Failli
Influencing variables on sustainability in additive manufacturing
S. Junk & S. Côté
Compressed air system assessment for machine tool monitoring
A. Gontarz, P. Bosshard, K. Wegener & L. Weiss
Crop rotation and association design for N budgeting in organic dairy farms
G. Bukvic, R. Gantner, Z. Steiner & K. Karalic
Environmental aspects of lightweight construction in mobility and manufacturing
S. Albrecht, M. Baumann, C.P. Brandstetter, R. Horn, H. Krieg, M. Fischer & R. Ilg
A step towards sustainable machining through increasing the cutting tool utilization
F. Schultheiss, J.M. Zhou, E. Gröntoft & J.-E. Ståhl
Natural aspect of sustainable food and cosmetics manufacturing
K. Kyriakopoulou, S. Papadaki & M. Krokida
Cobalt and manganese recovery from spent industrial catalysts by hydrometallurgy
D. Fontana & F. Forte
Strategic sustainability through a product development tool
P.K. Saha
Set up planning for automatic generation of inspection plan
E.A. Nasr, A. Al-Ahmari, O. Abdulhameed & S.H. Mian
Intelligent fixture planning system for prismatic parts
A. Al-Ahmari, E.A. Nasr, A.A. Khan & A. Kamrani
A study of injection moulding with bismuth alloy
A. Kus, E. Unver, B. Jagger & I. Durgun
Automated feature extraction from cylindrical parts based on STEP
H.M.A. Hussein, E.A. Nasr & A. Khan
Computer aided feature recognition in free form parts
H.M.A. Hussein & H.M. Mousa
Package design for frozen foods—principles for sustainability
R.A. Delfino, L.C. Paschoarelli & R. Frazão
Synthetic manufacturing—Resilient Modular Systems (RMS)
W.W. Fok
System-based analysis of environmental effects of liquid food packaging
Zs. Bogóné-Tóth & Z. Lakner
Green transportation
An innovative six sigma and lean manufacturing approach for environmental friendly shipyard
L. Bilgili, D. Deli & U.B. Celebi
Life cycle assessment approach of waste management for ship operation
L. Bilgili & U.B. Celebi
An innovative method establishment for a green shipyard concept
L. Bilgili & U.B. Celebi
Social sustainability: A key concern for the recovery of urban roads
A. Annunziata
Recovery of roads in urban areas: From an indistinct feature to a specific function
A. Annunziata & F. Annunziata
Systematic approach of upscaling aircraft parts and sub-modules to aircraft level
R. Ilg
Modeling complex aviation systems—the Eco-Design tool EcoSky
R. Ilg
New York City blue network: Water as liquid state of earth
M. Louro & F. Oliveira
Life-cycle engineering
Environmental management and use of the water in Food Service Segment: The Life Cycle Assessment as a tool for a sustainable development
M.S. Lourenço, S.R.R. Costa, M.L. Nunes, L.S. Xavier & J.A.A. Peixoto
Life-cycle management of high-performance and sustainable buildings based on enterprise modeling method
Y.M. Shao
Manufacturing renaissance: Return of manufacturing to western countries
B. Kianian, T.C. Larsson & M.H. Tavassoli
Process chain analysis of lightweight metal components—a case study
R. Ilg & D. Wehner
Objective monetization of environmental impacts
H. Krieg, S. Albrecht, M. Jäger & J. Gantner
Assessment tool for building materials
S. Vasconcelos, C. Alho & B. Müller
Set up of a European LCA building rating methodology within the open house project
J. Gantner, K. Lenz & H. Krieg
Evaluating the impact of glass and PET packaging for bottled water
H.A. Almeida, C.A. Ramos, H. Bártolo & P.J. Bártolo
Renewable energy technologies
Analysis of the ethanol production chain in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: A study based on system’s dynamics with a view for exploring scenarios
A. Longhi, G.L.R. Vaccaro, T. Fleck, K. Roos, D.C. Azevedo & M.H.C. Moutinho
Use of Jathropha biomass for adsorption of glyphosate in water
H. Nacke, A.C. Gonçalves Jr., D. Schwantes, G.F. Coelho, M.R. Silva & A. Pinheiro
Removal of cadmium from aqueous solutions by adsorption on Jatropha biomass
H. Nacke, A.C. Gonçalves Jr., G.F. Coelho, L. Strey, D. Schwantes & A. Laufer
Guidelines for redesign a commercially available product: The case of a split air conditioning unit
P.N. Botsaris
To develop a framework for the implementation of Miscanthus-fuelled ESCOs for non-domestic heat in Ireland—state of the art report
E. Stilwell & D. O’Sullivan
Modeling of multi-assortment production of CO2-extracts
E.P. Koshevoy, V.S. Kosachev, V.U. Chundyshko & N.N. Latin
Natural ventilation potential on thermal comfort of a light-steel-framing residential building
A. Craveiro, A. Gameiro Lopes, P. Santos & L.S. da Silva
Investigation of the feasibility of constructing a biofuel plant in the region of North Evros
A.N. Papadopoulos & M. Tsatiris
Comparison of working (operating) efficiency of electric and gas heat pump regarding to renewable heat source
D. Rajkovic & M. Sentic
System of thermal energy accumulation in a soil layer in a combination with wind energy
A.V. Bunyakin
Reuse and recycling techniques
Design of experimental composting of animal carcasses in universitary unit of treatment aimed a correct final disposition and soil improve
J.C.L. Fonseca, M.R.R. Marchi, L.T. Braz, A.A. Cecílio & L.V.S. Sacramento
Kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamics of the adsorption process of lead using cassava industry wastes
D. Schwantes, A.C. Gonçalves Jr., L. Strey, V. Schwantes & H. Nacke
Equilibrium of the adsorption process of glyphosate using wastes from the cassava industry
D. Schwantes, A.C. Gonçalves Jr., G.F. Coelho, J. Casarin, J.R. Stangarlin & A. Pinheiro
Use of bark of Pinus elliottii as a biosorbent in the removal of glyphosate from aqueous solutions
L. Strey, A.C. Gonçalves Jr., G. Coelho, D. Schwantes, H. Nacke & C.R.T. Tarley
Kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamics of cadmium adsorption by a biosorbent from the bark of Pinus elliottii
L. Strey, A.C. Gonçalves Jr., D. Schwantes, G.F. Coelho, H. Nacke & D.C. Dragunski
Adaptation of the creativity tool ASIT to support eco-ideation phases
B. Tyl, J. Legardeur, D. Millet & F. Vallet
Reducing packaging waste by GIS applications
A. Horváth, Á. Mojzes & G. Takács
EIA implementation and follow up: A case study of Koga irrigation project—Ethiopia
W.B. Abebe & M. McCartney
Waste prevention and reuse of synthetic textiles: A case study in a Brazilian garment industry
I.S.B. Martins, C.P. Sampaio & U. Perez
Controlling the properties of materials manufactured using recycled PVC
C.M. Pratt, F.J. Davis & G.R. Mitchell
Smart design
Mass customization of ceramic tableware through digital technology
E. Castro e Costa & J.P. Duarte
Robotically controlled fiber-based manufacturing as case study for biomimetic digital fabrication
N. Oxman, M. Kayser, J. Laucks & M. Firstenberg
Freeform 3D printing: Towards a sustainable approach to additive manufacturing
N. Oxman, J. Laucks, M. Kayser, E. Tsai & M. Firstenberg
How to design smart-buildings without smart-people?
M.-C. Zélem
An irregular discretization process for climate-responsive façades
E. Vermisso, M. Thitisawat & M. Feldsberg
Designing a sustainable and healthy living environment with smart technology
J.H. Lan
Climate change adaptation and strategies: An overview
A. Santos Nouri & M. Matos Silva
Digital fabrication and rapid prototyping as a generative process
F. Coutinho, M. Kruger & J.P. Duarte
Architectural fabrication of tensile structures with flying machines
A. Mirjan, F. Gramazio, M. Kohler, F. Augugliaro & R. D’Andrea
Space time information on display: Smart devices and spatial cognition
D.P. Henriques
Fabricating selective elasticity
M.P. Gutierrez
Digital manufacture: Robotic CAD/CAM protocol for low cost housing
V. Portugal
The haptic/visual image as an inclusive tool
A.P.P. Demarchi, B.S. Pozzi & C.B.R. Fornasier
The limits of inclusive design in the current design practice
E. Zitkus, P. Langdon & P.J. Clarkson
Rapid construction with functionally graded designs
F. Craveiro, H. Almeida, L. Durão, H. Bártolo & P. Bártolo
Smart materials
New patent on nanomaterials for preserving stone and wood structures
S. Di Salvo
Transparent and sustainable materials
A. Lanza Volpe
Photocatalytic degradation of textile effluent using ZnO/NaX and ZnO/AC under solar radiation
T.M.P. Schimidt, F.R. Soares, V. Slusarski-Santana, F.F. Brites-Nóbrega & N.R.C. Fernandes-Machado
Comparison of residue of cassava industry modified and “in natura” for adsorption of methylene blue dye
R.B. Pardinho, J. Caetano, J. Casarin, A.C. Gonçalves Jr., L.F. Bonfim Jr. & D.C. Dragunski
Use of films based starch and casein for conservation of guavas (Psidium guajava)
L.F. Bonfim Jr., A.R. Lopes, D.C. Dragunski, J. Casarin, A.C. Gonçalves Jr. & J. Caetano
Biomimetic materials for design
L. Pietroni & J. Mascitti
Particle model for orange peel pyrolysis
J.A. Rodríguez, J.A. Loredo & R.C. Miranda
Advanced smart polymer/nanographite composites for environmental pollution control
M. Knite, J. Zavickis, G. Sakale, K. Ozols & A. Linarts
Behavior of high strength concrete with raw rice husk exposed to high temperature effect
B. Ucarkosar, N. Yuzer & N. Kabay
Novel plastics for sustainable building design
G.R. Mitchell
Phase change materials as a tool for climate change mitigation
A.P. Viera, H. Bártolo, G.R. Mitchell & P. Bártolo
Sustainable business models
Assessment of the costs and benefits of environmental investment
M.E. Hussein, G.S. Seow & K. Tam
Managerial decision support tools for sustainable actions
M. Dolinsky & V. Dolinska
Exploring Green IT and Green IS: Insights from a case study in Brazil
T.A. Viaro & G.L.R. Vaccaro
Sustainable supply chain and collaboration: What is the link and what are the benefits?
Y. Dwi, I. Nouaouri, H. Allaoui & G. Goncalves
Collaborative actions, technology and smart design
I.S.L. Xavier & P.J. Silva Junior
Eco-efficiency in six small and medium enterprises in Mexico
L. Iturbide, P. Lozoya & P. Baptista
A method to select best nuggets from eco-innovation sessions
F. Vallet, B. Tyl, D. Millet & B. Eynard
Implementing concurrent engineering in the construction industry: A different approach for a better consideration of users
X. Latortue & S. Minel
Sustainable supply chain management: A systematic literature review about sustainable practices taken by focal companies
A.M. Nascimento & R.L.C. Alcantara
Multi-criteria evaluation of reaction to the economic recession in modernization of multi-apartment buildings
L. Kelpsiene & M.L. Matuseviciene
Integrated environmental and economic assessment in the construction sector
H. Krieg, S. Albrecht, J. Gantner & W. Fawcett
Sustainable development and business: Past and Future
M. Lešcevica
Corporate sustainability measurement in Portuguese manufacturing organizations
P. Mamede & C.F. Gomes
An economic approach on the urban development of squatter settlements in hillsides high-risk areas
S.R. Soares & S.T. Moraes
Secure e-Manufacturing: Here there and everywhere
D. Meehan
Parametric places 22@: Smart urban analysis tools and place branding value
P. Speranza
Sustainable construction
Sustainable design of prefabricated solutions for the rehabilitation of ancient buildings
A.C. Coelho, J.M. Branco, P.B. Lourenço & H. Gervásio
Smart Technology for the passive house
S. Vattano
On-demand post-disaster emergency shelters
M. Tafahomi
Towards zero energy house integrated design: Parametric formwork for capillary
systems in precast concrete panels
C. Beorkrem & M. Azarbayjani
Architectural rehabilitation and NZEB: The expansion of the Library of FDUL
A.P. Pinheiro
New paradigms in post-hydrological disaster shelter practice; hydrological disasters & informal urban settlements - an insoluble problem?
J. Lacey & A. Read
Improving urban environment with green roofs
G. Darázs & I. Hajdu
Self-sustaining home: Design liaises technology
J.-M. Werner
Harnessing advances in eco-innovation to achieve resource efficient cities
P. Vandergert, S. Sandland, D. Newport & P. van den Abeele
Opportunity to complement Vitoria-Gasteiz’s green network, using the roofs of public facility buildings
E.B. Carmona
3 Scales of repurposed disposability—Construction, Renovation, and Demolition (CRD)
W.W. Fok
Biography
Helena Bartolo Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development, Polytecnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal.






