Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings

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Autor(a) principal: Mateus, Ricardo
Data de Publicação: 2011
Outros Autores: Bragança, L.
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/12317
Resumo: The quantification of the environmental impacts of a building can help decisionmakers to identify processes of major environmental impacts. Therefore it can be used since the early stages of design to support decision makings which aim to promote lower environmental impacts and, as a result, more sustainable buildings. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is considered the most adequate method for evaluating the environmental pressure caused by materials, building assemblies and the whole life-cycle of a building. Nevertheless this method is not widely used in the building sector. This paper aims to present the main constrains that are hindering the use of LCA in the building sector. Moreover, it presents a solution to overcome the indentified barriers and to promote the use of LCA methods since the earlier phases of the design process.
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spelling Life-cycle assessment of residential buildingsConstructionBuildingSustainabilityLife-cycle assessmentThe quantification of the environmental impacts of a building can help decisionmakers to identify processes of major environmental impacts. Therefore it can be used since the early stages of design to support decision makings which aim to promote lower environmental impacts and, as a result, more sustainable buildings. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is considered the most adequate method for evaluating the environmental pressure caused by materials, building assemblies and the whole life-cycle of a building. Nevertheless this method is not widely used in the building sector. This paper aims to present the main constrains that are hindering the use of LCA in the building sector. Moreover, it presents a solution to overcome the indentified barriers and to promote the use of LCA methods since the earlier phases of the design process.COSTEuropean Science FoundationUniversity of MaltaUniversidade do MinhoMateus, RicardoBragança, L.2011-022011-02-01T00:00:00Zconference paperinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/12317engBRAGANÇA, L. [et al.], ed. lit. – “Sustainability of constructions : towards a better built environment : proceedings of the Final Conference of COST Action C25, Innsbruck, 2011”. [Malta] : University of Malta, 2011. ISBN 978-99957-816-0-6. p. 255-262.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-05-11T04:42:59Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/12317Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-05-11T04:42:59Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings
title Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings
spellingShingle Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings
Mateus, Ricardo
Construction
Building
Sustainability
Life-cycle assessment
title_short Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings
title_full Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings
title_fullStr Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings
title_full_unstemmed Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings
title_sort Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings
author Mateus, Ricardo
author_facet Mateus, Ricardo
Bragança, L.
author_role author
author2 Bragança, L.
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Mateus, Ricardo
Bragança, L.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Construction
Building
Sustainability
Life-cycle assessment
topic Construction
Building
Sustainability
Life-cycle assessment
description The quantification of the environmental impacts of a building can help decisionmakers to identify processes of major environmental impacts. Therefore it can be used since the early stages of design to support decision makings which aim to promote lower environmental impacts and, as a result, more sustainable buildings. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is considered the most adequate method for evaluating the environmental pressure caused by materials, building assemblies and the whole life-cycle of a building. Nevertheless this method is not widely used in the building sector. This paper aims to present the main constrains that are hindering the use of LCA in the building sector. Moreover, it presents a solution to overcome the indentified barriers and to promote the use of LCA methods since the earlier phases of the design process.
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