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Overview

Arpad Horvath is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with a focus on Environmental Impact and Sustainability.

Their scholarly contributions include numerous publications concentrated on interconnected subfields such as Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Automotive Engineering. The wide-ranging nature of their work addresses complex environmental challenges through both theoretical and applied perspectives.

Horvath's recent published papers include:

  • Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries, 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Airports and environmental sustainability: a comprehensive review, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • Environmental impacts and resource use of urban agriculture: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • Modeling the carbon footprint of fresh produce: effects of transportation, localness, and seasonality on US orange markets, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • Modular construction's capacity to reduce embodied carbon emissions in California's housing sector, 2023, Building and Environment

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Horvath include:

  • Fiona Greer
  • Ahmad Bin Thaneya
  • Aysegul Petek Gursel
  • Yuwei Qin
  • Ioanna Kavvada

Horvath regularly publishes in journals that focus on environmental science and sustainability, such as:

  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Environmental Research Infrastructure and Sustainability
  • Building and Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling

Their research interests cover a variety of main topics, including:

  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
  • Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

Horvath's work engages with the environmental consequences of industrial and urban processes, while also addressing strategies for reducing carbon emissions and improving sustainability in sectors such as construction and agriculture. Their interdisciplinary approach integrates aspects of engineering and environmental science to explore practical implications for policy and design.

Best Publications

  • System Boundary Selection in Life-Cycle Inventories Using Hybrid Approaches

    Sangwon Suh;Manfred Lenzen;Graham J. Treloar;Hiroki Hondo

  • Towards sustainable concrete.

    Paulo J. M. Monteiro;Paulo J. M. Monteiro;Sabbie A. Miller;Arpad Horvath

  • Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries

    Guillaume Habert;Sabbie A. Miller;Vanderley M. John;John L. Provis

  • Economic Input–Output Models for Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment

    Chris Hendrickson;Arpad Horvath;Satish Joshi;Lester B Lave

  • Environmental assessment of passenger transportation should include infrastructure and supply chains

    Mikhail V Chester;Arpad Horvath

  • Carbon dioxide reduction potential in the global cement industry by 2050

    Sabbie A. Miller;Vanderley M. John;Sergio A. Pacca;Arpad Horvath

  • Readily implementable techniques can cut annual CO 2 emissions from the production of concrete by over 20

    Sabbie A Miller;Arpad Horvath;Paulo J M Monteiro

  • Life-cycle assessment of pavements. Part I: Critical review

    Nicholas J. Santero;Eric Masanet;Arpad Horvath

  • CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

    Arpad Horvath

  • Life-cycle inventory analysis of concrete production: A critical review

    A. Petek Gursel;Eric Masanet;Arpad Horvath;Alex Stadel;Alex Stadel

  • Mechanical properties, durability, and life-cycle assessment of self-consolidating concrete mixtures made with blended portland cements containing fly ash and limestone powder

    Kemal Celik;Cagla Meral;Cagla Meral;A. Petek Gursel;P. Kumar Mehta

  • Impacts of booming concrete production on water resources worldwide

    Sabbie A. Miller;Arpad Horvath;Paulo J. M. Monteiro

  • Comparison of Environmental Effects of Steel- and Concrete-Framed Buildings

    Angela Acree Guggemos;Angela Acree Guggemos;Arpad Horvath;Arpad Horvath

  • Life-Cycle Assessment of Office Buildings in Europe and the United States

    Seppo Junnila;Seppo Junnila;Seppo Junnila;Arpad Horvath;Arpad Horvath;Arpad Horvath;Angela Acree Guggemos;Angela Acree Guggemos;Angela Acree Guggemos

  • Life-Cycle Environmental Effects of an Office Building

    Seppo Junnila;Arpad Horvath

  • Life Cycle Energy Assessment of Alternative Water Supply Systems (9 pp)

    Jennifer Stokes;Arpad Horvath

  • Energy and air emission effects of water supply.

    Jennifer R. Stokes;Arpad Horvath

  • Hybrid life-cycle environmental and cost inventory of sewage sludge treatment and end-use scenarios: a case study from China.

    Ashley Murray;Arpad Horvath;Kara L. Nelson

  • COMPARISON OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF ASPHALT AND STEEL-REINFORCED CONCRETE PAVEMENTS

    Arpad Horvath;Chris Hendrickson

  • Life-cycle assessment of high-speed rail: The case of California

    Mikhail Chester;Arpad Horvath

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Masanet
Eric Masanet Northwestern University
Samer Madanat
Samer Madanat New York University
Mikhail Chester
Mikhail Chester Arizona State University
Chris Hendrickson
Chris Hendrickson Carnegie Mellon University
William W. Nazaroff
William W. Nazaroff University of California, Berkeley
Thomas E. McKone
Thomas E. McKone University of California, Berkeley
Lester B. Lave
Lester B. Lave Carnegie Mellon University
David Dornfeld
David Dornfeld University of California, Berkeley
Paulo J.M. Monteiro
Paulo J.M. Monteiro University of California, Berkeley
Seppo Junnila
Seppo Junnila Aalto University

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