Alfonso Aranda Usón

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the results of an LCA study comparing the most commonly used building materials with some eco-materials using three different impact categories, and propose guidelines for materials selection in the eco-design of new buildings and rehabilitation of existing buildings.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the state-of-the-art regarding the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) in the building sector, providing a list of existing tools, drivers and barriers, potential users and purposes of LCA studies in this sector.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a literature review of alternative fuels and materials in the cement industry for the planning and promotion of different methods that can decrease the environmental impacts, lower the consumption of energy and material resources, and reduce the economic costs of this industry.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an integrated method that assesses the socioeconomic impact of establishing renewable energy on a regional scale, in particular on the creation of jobs, based on the collection, critical analysis and presentation of the results obtained using primary information sources considering the jobs created as the most direct measure of the socio economic potential of renewable energy sources.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyse the current transport model and the policies on energy efficiency being promoted in the EU from a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) point of view, and analyse the different means of transport in the energy consumption-time ratio from a LCA viewpoint.