We finished last month's column on life cycle costs for water heating with a 50-gal. propane tank-type water heater (July, pg. 32). The reason behind this discussion is to explain why it made sense ...

As plastic production has skyrocketed over the past several decades, wealthy countries have benefited enormously — from increasingly lightweight, affordable products, for example. The full social and ...

A new comprehensive review highlights how converting biomass into gaseous fuels such as hydrogen, methane, and syngas could ...

[This article was first published in Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin, which was then called Army Logistician, volume 3, number 2 (March–April 1971), pages 12–15, 42–43. The text, including any ...

An independent standards development organization has verified the findings of an eco-efficiency analysis (EEA) of asphalt pavement technologies, which shows microsurfacing to be more economical and ...

There are “costs of life” that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific ...

Cost planning for newer engine types can be complicated by their lack of global fleet hours and reliability data. Credit: Laure Lemeille/AFI KLM E&M Life-cycle cost management of widebody engines may ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. As plastic production has skyrocketed over the past several decades, wealthy ...