Browsing by Author "Levers, A."

Browsing by Author "Levers, A."

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  • The emergence of sustainable manufacturing practices 
    Despeisse, Melanie; Mbaye, F.; Ball, Peter D.; Levers, A. (Taylor & Francis, 2012-05-01)
    Sustainable manufacturing appears to be a rapidly developing field and it would be expected that there is a growing body of knowledge in this area. Initial examination of the literature shows evidence of sustainable work ...
  • Factory modelling: combining energy modelling for buildings and production systems 
    Ball, Peter D.; Despeisse, Melanie; Evans, Stephen; Greenough, Richard M.; Hope, Steve B.; Kerrigan, Ruth; Levers, A.; Lunt, Peter A. V.; Murray, Vincent; Oates, Michael R.; Shao, Li; Waltniel, Timothy; Wright, A. (Springer, 2013-12-31)
    Traditionally, manufacturing facilities and building services are analysed separately to manufacturing operations. This is despite manufacturing operations using and discarding energy with the support of facilities. Therefore ...
  • Industrial ecology at factory level: a conceptual model 
    Despeisse, Melanie; Ball, Peter D.; Evans, Stephen; Levers, A. (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2012-08-31)
    Growing environmental concerns caused by natural resource depletion and pollution need to be addressed. One approach to these problems is Sustainable Development, a key concept for our society to meet present as well as ...
  • Industrial ecology at factory level: a prototype methodology 
    Despeisse, Melanie; Ball, Peter D.; Evans, Stephen; Levers, A. (Professional Engineering Publishing, 2012-10-31)
    The concept of sustainable manufacturing is a form of pollution prevention that integrates environmental considerations in the production of goods while focusing on efficient resource use. Taking the industrial ecology ...
  • Zero carbon manufacturing facility - towards integrating material, energy, and waste process flows 
    Ball, Peter D.; Evans, Stephen; Levers, A.; Ellison, D. (Professional Engineering Publishing, 2009-09-01)
    The increasing pressure on material availability, energy prices, as well as emerging environmental legislation is leading manufacturers to adopt solutions to reduce their material and energy consumption as well as their ...