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A Method to Effectively Measure Sustainability in Non-Profit Organizations

Creator:: Vanlue, Mary Elizabeth
Abstract:: With the growing importance of sustainability, organizations in the non-profit sector need a way to measure, track, improve, and report their sustainability. Through research in current literature and a survey of practices within local non-profits, it is shown these organizations need a simple, flexible process with stakeholder participation to measure...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Mary Elizabeth Vanlue A PROJECT submitted to Oregon State University University Honors

A process based modeling approach for economic and environmental assessment of nano-assisted manufacturing

Creator:: Brown, Malcolm O.
Abstract:: Micro- and nanotechnologies are promising advancements across many industrial sectors, including alternative energy, chemical processing, and healthcare. In particular, a focus of research has been in manufacturing process development aimed at microdevice cost reduction and quality improvement. Microdevices take advantage of enhanced heat and mass transfer to improve energy and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: would like to thank Oregon State University and the United States Army (Contract Number: W909MY - 1- C

Process-based modeling for cradle-to-gate energy and carbon footprint reduction in product design

Creator:: Alsaffar, Ahmed J.
Abstract:: Interest in accounting for environmental impacts of products, processes, and systems during the design phase is increasing. Numerous studies have undertaken investigations for reducing environmental impacts across the product life cycle. Efforts have also been launched to quantify such impacts more accurately. Life cycle energy consumption and carbon footprint are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: protection. One result was the establishment of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970

Integrating sustainable manufacturing assessment into decision making for a production work cell

Creator:: Zhang, Hao
Abstract:: Sustainability has been the focus of intense discussions over the past two decades, with topics around the entire product life cycle. In the manufacturing phase, research has been focused solely on environmental impact assessment or environmental impact and cost analysis in its assessment of sustainability. However, few efforts have investigated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Hao Zhang A THESIS Submitted to Oregon State University in

Investigation of the environmental impact of wind energy and supplemental energy systems using a life cycle approach

Creator:: Prempreeda, Preedanood
Abstract:: Wind energy is a promising alternative energy source due to its environmental, economic, and social benefits and, as such, has garnered public support and government incentives for its development and implementation. With the growing number of wind parks in Oregon, a life cycle assessment (LCA) study for a representative new...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Approach by Preedanood Prempreeda A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial

A supply chain model for optimizing fixed and mobile bio-oil refineries on a regional scale

Creator:: Mirzaie, Pantea
Abstract:: The use of fossil fuels and their related impact on the environment and global warming have encouraged societies to pursue more sustainable and renewable alternatives, e.g., forest-based bio-oil. Thus, a vital need to decrease the level of greenhouse gas emissions and the tendency of nations to reduce their dependency on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: historical harvesting data for state-owned and private forests in the region. Distances between locations

Sustainability assessment during early product development : the manufacturing case and the use case

Creator:: Seyedmahmoudighomi, Seyedhamed
Abstract:: The research explored in this thesis helps provide a better understanding of efforts that have been undertaken to more precisely calculate environmental impacts and human health risks, such as energy consumption, carbon footprint, and toxicity, to support environmental sustainability assessment of products. The work is comprised of two research objectives,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: by Seyedhamed Seyedmahmoudighomi A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

Assessing steel bevel gear design alternatives for sustainability performance through unit manufacturing process modeling

Creator:: Eastwood, Michael D.
Abstract:: As the growth in demand for sustainable manufacturing continues, companies must begin to make conscious design decisions with regard to the sustainability of their products. This means balancing economics of production with environmental and social performance. Thus, design and manufacturing engineers must consider economic, environmental, and social aspects simultaneously when...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforces these regulations to ensure the

A framework for integrating systems thinking into sustainable manufacturing

Creator:: Zhang, Hao
Abstract:: Improving the understanding the relations of sustainability behaviors in manufacturing systems and actively engaging with manufacturers (especially SMEs) in sustainability efforts is key to the long-term success of U.S. industry and the natural environment. This study addresses this urgent need by establishing a systemic approach for the design of costing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A Dissertation Submitted to Oregon State University in partial

Energy Analysis of Novel Data Center Cooling Technology : Evaporative Cooling System Operation and Microchannel Heat Exchanger Manufacturing

Creator:: Lajevardi, Babak
Abstract:: Worldwide, many organizations are pursuing higher energy efficiency by reducing power consumption of their processes, systems, and supporting infrastructure. The rapid growth of the information technology (IT) industry and the miniaturization of semiconductors have resulted in substantial increases in energy consumption and power density of IT equipment, and, subsequently, heat...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ,” United States Environmental Protection Agency Energy Star Program, 2007. [7] J. Koomey, “Growth in

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A Method to Effectively Measure Sustainability in Non-Profit Organizations

A process based modeling approach for economic and environmental assessment of nano-assisted manufacturing

Process-based modeling for cradle-to-gate energy and carbon footprint reduction in product design

Integrating sustainable manufacturing assessment into decision making for a production work cell

Investigation of the environmental impact of wind energy and supplemental energy systems using a life cycle approach

A supply chain model for optimizing fixed and mobile bio-oil refineries on a regional scale

Sustainability assessment during early product development : the manufacturing case and the use case

Assessing steel bevel gear design alternatives for sustainability performance through unit manufacturing process modeling

A framework for integrating systems thinking into sustainable manufacturing

Energy Analysis of Novel Data Center Cooling Technology : Evaporative Cooling System Operation and Microchannel Heat Exchanger Manufacturing

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