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Guido Sonnemann

Researcher at University of Bordeaux

Publications -  177
Citations -  6271

Guido Sonnemann is an academic researcher from University of Bordeaux. The author has contributed to research in topics: Life-cycle assessment & Sustainability. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 161 publications receiving 4814 citations. Previous affiliations of Guido Sonnemann include United Nations Environment Programme & Rovira i Virgili University.

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Sustainability in the construction industry: A review of recent developments based on LCA

Oscar Ortiz, +3 more
- 01 Jan 2009 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, a review brings together research on life cycle assessment (LCA) applied within the building sector, focusing on the LCA methodology and tools employed in the built environment.
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What Do We Know About Metal Recycling Rates

Thomas E. Graedel, +7 more
- 01 Jun 2011 - 
TL;DR: The recycling of metals is widely viewed as a fruitful sustainability strategy, but little information is available on the degree to which recycling is actually taking place as discussed by the authors, which is a concern.
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Towards a life cycle sustainability assessment: making informed choices on products

Andreas Ciroth, +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the Towards a Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (TALSA), which is an overview of the current and emerging life cycle assessment techniques and their use in the context of sustainable consumption and production.
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Uncertainty assessment by a Monte Carlo simulation in a life cycle inventory of electricity produced by a waste incinerator

Guido Sonnemann, +2 more
- 01 May 2003 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the uncertainties in the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) of a life cycle study on waste incineration in Tarragona/Spain has been analyzed and the procedure applied consists of selection of essential parameters, determination of probability distributions, Monte Carlo simulation, significance analysis and interpretation of the results.
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Toward meaningful end points of biodiversity in life cycle assessment.

Michael Curran, +7 more
- 01 Jan 2011 - 
TL;DR: There are serious conceptual shortcomings in the way models are constructed, with scale considerations largely absent, and there is a disproportionate focus on indicators that reflect changes in compositional aspects of biodiversity, mainly changes in species richness.