Analytic Network Process-Based Sustainability Life Cycle Assessment of Concrete Bridges in Coastal Regions

Assessment of Concrete Sustainability Using Social Perspectives and Analytic Hierarchy Process

A social study was performed on how to assess concrete material sustainability in the Japanese concrete industry. The perspectives were converted to weights using Analytic Hierarchy Process, a multi-criteria decision-making tool, and the sustainability of several concrete mixtures was compared. It was found that fly ash concrete mixes with normal or recycled aggregates had the highest weights, ...

Life Cycle Assessment of Completely Recyclable Concrete

Since the construction sector uses 50% of the Earth's raw materials and produces 50% of its waste, the development of more durable and sustainable building materials is crucial. Today, Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) is mainly used in low level applications, namely as unbound material for foundations, e.g., in road construction. Mineral demolition waste can be recycled as crushed aggreg...

Applications of Analytic Network Process in Entertainment

Life Cycle Assessment Prognosis for Sustainability

Today, along with the increasing environmental awareness in the politic, public and industries, the demand on environmentally friendly products and technologies has been increasing. Therefore within the research and development of a product or technology in industries as well as in national or international funded R&D activities the method of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is often implemented in ...

Identifying Factors Affecting Sustainability Reporting of Pharmaceutical Companies: Application of Delphi and Analytic Network Process based on Fuzzy DEMATEL

Background: Today, one of the most important concerns in the pharmaceutical industry is achieving sustainability, and the pharmaceutical industry is recognized as a leading sector in corporate sustainability reporting. The purpose of this study was to identify, extract, prioritize and analyze the social factors and corporate characteristics which are effective in the sustainability reporting of...