Design and implementation of an open framework for ubiquitous carbon footprint calculator applications.

Ubiquitous technology platforms have been created to track and improve health and fitness; similar technologies can help individuals monitor and reduce their carbon footprints. ... Protocols for safeguarding security, privacy and individuals control over their own data are essential to the design of the CarbonKit. ... Section 6.3 of this study describes in further detail an initial conceptual framework for a dashboard. ...

doi:10.1145/3313294.3313385 dblp:conf/cpsweek/FloresMC19 fatcat:zvaundmbw5bixeln7nh4rrhhaq

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To support multiple levels of granularity for the released contextual data, the obfuscation procedure uses an ontological description that states the granularity of object type instances. ... The EcoDrive application runs on Apple iPhone running the iOS operating system and is programmed in Objective C. The data stored on the application side uses Apple's Core Data framework. ... Ahamed, He Zhang and Lin Liu, "Design and implementation of an open framework for ubiquitous carbon footprint calculator applications", Farzana Rahman, Casey O'Brien, Kristine Manning, Jason Cowdy, Sheikh ...

doi:10.1109/percom.2011.5767573 dblp:conf/percom/HoqueRA11 fatcat:jmt6236qizccfa4rdjouv2uwga

The aim of this contribution is to estimate the carbon deficit of the City of Algiers, Algeria, using the Ecological Footprint Model (carbon footprint). ... The aim of this research is to show that the Carbon Footprint Assessment might be a relevant indicator to design sustainable strategies/policies striving to reduce CO2 by setting in motion the energy consumption ... ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors would like to think the APRUE agency for data availability about Algiers' energy consumption. ...

doi:10.5281/zenodo.2702585 fatcat:udytymogsrhqvhid54iq4vwnua

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On the basis of literature review in related fields, the ecological, energy, carbon, and water footprints are employed as selected indicators to define a footprint family. ... A deeper understanding of the connections and interactions between different footprints is required in an attempt to support policy makers in the measurement and choice of environmental impact mitigation ... Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank the two anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions. ...

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.08.017 fatcat:ikfjqd34svgt5gflovuwc73ui4

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However, the understanding of the potential of IT for corporate sustainability poses an interesting and valuable research topic. ... Business applications need to provide informational transparency on all kinds of financial, environmental and social indicators, both within the enterprise and along the value chain; they need to support ... The solution has been designed to cover carbon, water and also other emission types (e.g., waste); at this stage, however, only the calculation of carbon emissions has been implemented. ...

doi:10.3390/su6074163 fatcat:epnzafv6vncytlqaowe3yngcla

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MJ/m2), embodied carbon footprint (CO2eq/m2), use of rainwater and gray water (% of demand), use of mains water (% of demand), local production of vegetables and fruit (% of demand). ... The paper presents a statistical summary of the achieved values for individual indicators, the progress achieved, exemplary design solutions, and the assessment of the methodology used. ... Author would also like to thank Christopher for offering his property for the eco-design of a small community, communicating his expectations and providing ideas and valuable comments for potential development ...

doi:10.3390/su131910715 fatcat:676ezhkvu5dfbatcb3nuznxtoa

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In proposing this methodology, carbon footprinting is made more applicable to higher education institutions (since existing standards are designed for generality and for profit-driven organisations) and ... carbon footprinting and iii) the reliability and comparability of data compiled by institutions. ... The authors are also grateful to the Estates and Facilities Department at the University of Southampton for their financial contribution to this research. ...

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.02.147 fatcat:we4y64tay5a7vb7vud4humx2am

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A carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions generated by an entity over a specific time period or lifecycle. ... In this paper we propose an approach to carbon footprinting in which the amount of one or more types of carbon gas emissions can be estimated. ... Acknowledgements Publication of this article was funded in part by the University of Florida Open-Access Publishing Fund. ...

doi:10.5539/jsd.v5n10p1 fatcat:wmb5rfz4afabhcb6ukzcxqu6ee

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Finally, we consider a case study of very important aspect of IoT, i.e., smart phones and we provide an easy and concise view for improving the current practices to make the IoT greener for the world in ... , and design of energy efficient policies. ... industry but notable concerns of energy efficiency and carbon footprints need to be addressed for IoT to become an extensive technology. ...

doi:10.1109/access.2017.2686092 fatcat:n6ofdpgfkvbobos7wjrj63tqxa

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The analysis indicates that SMEs spend $13,563.4 annually on fossil fuel-basedenergy and consume 33,215 litres of petrol/annum; and an estimated carbon footprint of 76,891.0642KgCO2e (equivalent of 76.89106 ... and economic consequences.This project evaluates the potential of sustainable energy in SMEs for minimizing carbon footprint andaccelerating the energy transition in a local community of Wula, Nigeria ... Estimating Carbon footprint of SMEs The combine carbon footprint of selected SMEs stands at 8,089.747 kgCO2e (equivalent of 8.089 tCO2e) per annum; implying an emission of 505.609 KgCO2e/SME/annum. ...

doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.12611075.v1 fatcat:bbmh44smvfeynefdxxhc6yhlma

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This paper is a revised and expanded version of a paper entitled 'An examination of the economic value and contribution to energy efficiency of SaaS solutions: the case of e-invoicing' presented ... Results from this case indicate that both costs and carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced by more than a half by using an integrated cloud computing solution with still potential remaining when integrating ... Acknowledgements Parts of this work emerged from the research project OptiCloud. ...

doi:10.1504/ijbpim.2014.060605 fatcat:omhduiijyrhennb3bq7e3tsjxu

For an effective FA implementation, we introduce a 3-input MAJORITY gate, which apart of being able to directly compute FA's carry-out is an essential element in the implementation of error correcting ... Then, we seek GNR dimensions and gate topologies required for the design of 1-, 2-, and 3-input graphene-based Boolean gates, validate the proposed gates by means of SPICE simulation, which makes use of ... For an effective FA implementation we design a 3-input MAJORITY gate, which apart of being able to directly compute FA's Carry-Out is an essential element in the implementation of Error Correcting Codes ...

doi:10.1109/tnano.2019.2903480 fatcat:ppphnizamjdlrmkmefbqnldh6m

The scope of the LCA study included the production of the tray and the end-of-life stage. The production of meat, the filling of the tray with meat and the tray sealing were not taken into account. ... In light of the debate on the circular economy, the EU strategy for plastics, and several national regulations, such as the German Packaging Act, polymeric foam materials as well as hybrid packaging (multilayered ... Acknowledgments: The life cycle analysis presented in this paper stems from the research conducted for the project "A comparative life cycle assessment of meat trays made of various packaging materials ...

doi:10.3390/su11195324 fatcat:jccehbhpovc4zbuyec32dtrm6a

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Potential sources of reduction of GHG emissions through sludge and biogas utilization have been identified and quantified to seize their ability to mitigate the carbon footprint of the water and wastewater ... Further, it is shown that decentralizing wastewater management in Leh town has the least carbon footprint during both construction and operation phases. ... This work was supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in the framework of the Open Access Publishing Program. ...

doi:10.3390/w11050906 fatcat:qwrkiczzyzcahbij2csbnbuiee

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These technologies have the potential to improve energy efficiency and to reduce carbon footprints and (e-)waste. These features can transform cloud computing into green cloud computing. ... Overview of Cloud Computing Cloud computing has become an important paradigm because it offers dynamic, high-capacity computing capabilities, including access to complex applications and data archiving ... [100] designed an application controller that allows an improvement in the trade-off between Quality of Service (QoS) and carbon footprint reduction by adopting a strategy appropriate to the specific ...

doi:10.3390/sym9120295 fatcat:zvhyp3axsfgivb2sahvoxeojrm

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