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The following list shows all projects of the RMA with its title, and the project goal. Alternatively you can view here a table view.

 

VEMED - IDEE – Identification of PVC-free articles and promotion of production and employment of PVC-free medical articles

Submitted by Roberta on Mon, 2011-03-28 11:19
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Project goal 

The goal is to  to create the basics for an efficient phasing-out of PVC-containing medical articles, considering the current state (2004) registered in an individual campaign. Together with the Viennese Hospital Association, PVC-free alternatives are identified and introduced at selected wards. The latter practice-related test serves an enhanced use of PVC-free medical articles in future.

AMOR – Analysis of the Optimisation Options for Use and Recycling of Products towards Reduction of Waste Quantities

Submitted by ElisabethL on Tue, 2011-03-15 12:12
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Project goal

The project aims to develop new methods and test, in order to save resources through targeted purchasing as well as waste-related measures in both qualitative and quantitative terms, and thereby to contribute to waste avoidance in the hospital Hietzing.

TransFED - Analysis of Action Needs and Design for the Structure of a Transfer Centre „Kärnten der Zukunft„

Submitted by Roberta on Mon, 2011-03-28 11:37
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Project goal

Goal of the project is to analyse the action need, and to prepare a concept for the establishment and the structure of a “Carinthia Transfer Centre for Sustainability”. The target group of this centre are the enterprises (the majority of them being SMEs), who are members of the networks of the Development Agency Carinthia, namely the networks “Wood”, “Plastics”, “Energy and Environment” as well as the “Carinthia Worth to Live in” (“Lebensland Kärnten”) network being currently established.

 

VEMED - SURV – Employment of PVC-free articles

Submitted by Roberta on Mon, 2011-03-28 11:45
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Project goal

The project aims at identifying PVC-free alternatives for the most relevant PVC-containing articles applied in the Viennese hospitals and geriatric centres,  and at creating the basics towards an efficient PVC phasing-out.

 

Gender Bau – Gender-oriented Construction Considering the Sustainability Criteria

Submitted by Roberta on Mon, 2011-03-28 10:39
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Project goal

The project aims at serving the interface for aspects of Gender Mainstream to meet those of sustainable architecture, social demands, ecological framework and economic expectations. The gaps are assessed that are manifested by the different views determined by gender prerequisites. A sensitisation of all actors involved is induced, so to successfully direct towards gender-oriented architecture and expression form.

BIOTRANS – Support for Canteens in the City of Vienna towards an increased employment of organic food

Submitted by Roberta on Tue, 2011-03-22 13:40
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Project goal

The goal of the BIOTRANS project is to support canteens in the City of Vienna at replacing convenience products by on-spot prepared meals of organic fresh products. This way, the share of organic products employed in canteens should increase.

AID – Selection and Identification of PVC within medical articles

Submitted by ElisabethL on Fri, 2012-02-17 13:12
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Project goal

The project goal is to identify PVC-containing medical articles and to carry out an input-output balance (PVC-Balance) for the state hospitals Mürzzuschlag, Deutschlandsberg and Leobenis to identify PVC-containing medical articles and to carry out an input-output balance (PVC-Balance) for the state hospitals Mürzzuschlag, Deutschlandsberg and Leoben.

ABASG III - Cu – Contribution of the Waste Management to the Copper Metabolism of Austria

Submitted by Roberta on Thu, 2011-03-24 16:02
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Project goal

The goal of the project „Contribution of the Waste Management to the Copper Metabolism of Austria“ is to identify the quantitatively most relevant copper-containing goods that circulate in the Austrian economy as well as to define their mass flows and stocks in production, supply and consumption. Additionally, the waste generation that occurs during raw material extraction, production and consumption is roughly estimated.

HFKW Bau – HFC gases in insulating foams of the construction industry

Submitted by ElisabethL on Thu, 2012-04-26 12:35
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Project goal

The goal of this study is to update the HFC-calculation of emissions of the production and the use of XPS-/PU-plates and insulation foams of the construction industries for the Austrian air pollution report.

VEMED - Bilanz - Identification of PVC-containing medical articles and drawing of the corresponding PVC balances

Submitted by Roberta on Mon, 2011-03-28 11:53
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Project goal

The project goal is to draw the PVC balances for the hospitals of the Viennese Hospital Association (KAV). This way, the most relevant PVC-containing invasive medical articles can be identified, and the basics can be developed for an efficient phasing-out of medical PVC-containing articles.