Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings
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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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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 |
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Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings |
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Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings |
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Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings Mateus, Ricardo Construction Building Sustainability Life-cycle assessment |
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Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings |
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Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings |
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Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings |
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Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings |
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Life-cycle assessment of residential buildings |
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Mateus, Ricardo |
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Mateus, Ricardo Bragança, L. |
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Bragança, L. |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Mateus, Ricardo Bragança, L. |
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Construction Building Sustainability Life-cycle assessment |
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Construction Building Sustainability Life-cycle assessment |
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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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2011 |
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2011-02 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/12317 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/12317 |
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eng |
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BRAGANÇA, 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. |
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University of Malta |
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University of Malta |
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