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    Life-cycle analysis of buildings: envirnonmental impact of building elements

    TitleLife-cycle analysis of buildings: envirnonmental impact of building elements
    Publication TypeBooks
    Year of Publication2012
    AuthorsBragança, L., and Mateus, R.
    EditorsiiSBE P.
    Secondary TitleLife-cycle analysis of buildings: envirnonmental impact of building elements. iiSBE Portugal: Guimarães, Portugal.
    Abstract

    The proper use of materials, products and construction technologies can significantly contribute to improve the environmental performance of a building’s life-cycle and therefore its sustainability. It is widely recognized that Life-Cycle Analysis (LCA) is the best method to assess the environmental impact caused by the construction materials and processes and by the overall life cycle of a construction. Based on this background, this publication aims to contribute for a more comprehensive application of the LCA method to construction, namely buildings. This book covers, in a streamlined approach, the steps for conducting a life-cycle analysis of a building and contains a database with the environmental life-cycle impacts of building materials, building elements, and HVAC and hot water heating equipments. This database can be used to support design teams’ decision-making processes towards the selection of materials and building elements with improved environmental performance.

    Edition1
    Number of Pages120
    Date Published2012-09-01
    PublisheriiSBE Portugal
    ISBN978-989-96543-3-4
    KeywordsBuilding sustainability assessment, Building technologies, Environmental database, Life-cycle assessment
    URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/20481
    RightsopenAccess
    Peer reviewedno
    Statuspublished
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    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

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