Emil Popovici

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors surveyed past and current publications to identify key methodological aspects that could be favored to harmonize the sustainability assessment of urban metabolism, and suggested that a network system modeling approach, a global life-cycle perspective, and a multi-criteria assessment are strategic choices for environmental sustainability assessment.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a framework for the characterization of building material stocks and the assessment of the potential environmental impact associated with the end-of-life of buildings at the urban scale to support decision on waste management strategies.

TL;DR: In this article, a methodological approach based on both Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is presented for the selection of building components according to their environmental impact efficiency.

TL;DR: The feasibility of dynamic LCA, including full temporalization of background system, was demonstrated through the development of a web-based tool and temporal database and it was showed that considering temporal differentiation across the complete life cycle, especially in the Background LCI system, can significantly change the LCA results.

TL;DR: A geospatial data model for the life cycle assessment of environmental impacts of building stocks at the urban scale is developed and preliminary results regarding the retrofitting stage of residential buildings were provided for one entire city.