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Noise and vibration
Published in Sue Reed, Dino Pisaniello, Geza Benke, Kerrie Burton, Principles of Occupational Health & Hygiene, 2020
A good example of ‘buying quiet’ is the German Blue Angel program, under which manufacturers of construction industry machines and equipment can have their products tested against environmental noise criteria. If their products meet the criteria, they are entitled to carry the Blue Angel logo. From the manufacturer’s perspective, this is a selling point, because German (and other European) building sites must comply with strict (local) government regulations, and quiet plant and equipment are often demanded in requests for tender.
Noise and vibration
Published in Sue Reed, Dino Pisaniello, Geza Benke, Principles of Occupational Health & Hygiene, 2020
A good example of ‘buying quiet’ is the German Blue Angel program, under which manufacturers of construction industry machines and equipment can have their products tested against environmental noise criteria. If their products meet the criteria, they are entitled to carry the Blue Angel logo. From the manufacturer’s perspective this is a selling point, because German (and other European) building sites must comply with strict (local) government regulations, and quiet plant and equipment are often demanded in requests for tenders.
Eco Requirements for Lubricant Additives and Base Stocks
Published in Leslie R. Rudnick, Lubricant Additives, 2017
Furthermore, substances that are classified in the hazard class “Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment - Acute Hazard” category cannot be used in the formulation. Beside the ecotoxicity requirements, the Blue Angel label explicitly includes technical performance requirements. To be awarded, hydraulic fluids need to fulfill at least the minimum technical requirement of ISO 15380 [31].
A comprehensive review of sustainable approaches for synthetic lubricant components
Published in Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 2023
Jessica Pichler, Rosa Maria Eder, Charlotte Besser, Lucia Pisarova, Nicole Dörr, Martina Marchetti-Deschmann, Marcella Frauscher
Several national and regional ecolabels, such as the Blue Angel (Germany) or the Nordic Swan (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland) have been replaced and/or harmonized with the European Ecolabel (8). Essentially, it requires (1) the absence of dangerous materials, referring to the European Union Dangerous Preparations Directive; (2) the passing of toxicity tests (OECD 201, 202, 210, 211); (3) biodegradability; (4) low bioaccumulation; (5) a renewable content; and (6) the restriction of certain substances. European Ecolabel Lubricants shall guarantee high technical performance while replacing petroleum-based base oils with alternatives to achieve an energy portion of 32.5% from renewable sources until 2030. By 2050, the long-term strategy of the EU includes the goals to be climate neutral, having an economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, and pursuing efforts to limit global warming below 1.5°C (global average temperature). These goals are in line with the COP21, the climate conference from December 2015 in Paris, and the European Green Deal (7,9).
A multi-dimensional energy-based analysis of neighbourhood sustainability assessment tools: are institutional indicators really missing?
Published in Building Research & Information, 2021
Ayotunde Dawodu, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Ayyoob Sharifi
These definitions and contextual understanding of institution led to organizational hierarchy categorized by Pfahl (2006). This was divided into three categories according to the degree of institutionalization: (1) organization (Legal personality); (2) Regimes, systems of rules (connected set of rules and agreements in specific issue area), and mechanisms; and (3) Social norms and traditions (informal rules, property rights, values, normative orientations). Similarly, Valentin and Spangenberg (2000) describe institutions as not only interactions between the governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in the decision-making, but also a set of norms, laws, and regulations governing these interactions. Applying this to modern SUD, as an example, it provides the impetus to categorize establishments that provide eco-labels to sustainable or green building products, as valid institutions. The popular e-certification has been developed in several countries such as American Green Seal, Euro Ecolabel, German Blue Angel, and Japanese Eco Mark. These labels identify or indicate sustainable products without the ability of the user to necessarily measure its greenness. Energy labels are also very popular in United States with the organization called Energy Star gaining popularity and being sponsored by organizations such as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Department of Energy (DOE). The argument here is that these eco labelling schemes, particularly those related to energy, are not in themselves institutions that provide regional and global metrics for energy efficient products (Berardi, 2015).