Domestic space heating and hot water account for over a quarter of final energy requirements in Germany. An energy-efficiency refurbishment of buildings could reduce this energy consumption and the related CO2 emissions by up to 80%. However, despite [...] More

NANOPLAT will develop a platform for deliberative processes on Nano-science and Nano-technology (NS&T) in the European consumer market. The support action will concentrate on deliberative processes concerning human and environmental safety, ethical [...] More

In the context of this project, a workshop has been organised which adressed the organiser of the Tunisian eco-label scheme. The main target was to transfer knowledge and experiences from different eco-label schemes to the Tunisian one. Experiences, [...] More

Products can/could tell us a lot – for example about the environment- or health-related effects of certain product features in production, use or disposal. Various instruments have been developed which provide information about products (and [...] More

ife Cycle Assessment (LCA) according to ISO has been the driving power for LCA diffusion, but it has limitations regarding empirical mechanisms, spatial/temporal aspects and economic/social parameters. To increase the efficacy of sustainability [...] More