Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@book {451, title = {Life-cycle analysis of buildings: envirnonmental impact of building elements}, series = {Life-cycle analysis of buildings: envirnonmental impact of building elements. iiSBE Portugal: Guimar{\~a}es, Portugal.}, year = {2012}, month = {2012-09-01 00:00:00}, pages = {120}, publisher = {iiSBE Portugal}, organization = {iiSBE Portugal}, edition = {1}, abstract = {The proper use of materials, products and construction technologies can significantly contribute to improve the environmental performance of a building{\textquoteright}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{\textquoteright} decision-making processes towards the selection of materials and building elements with improved environmental performance.
}, keywords = {Building sustainability assessment, Building technologies, Environmental database, Life-cycle assessment}, isbn = {978-989-96543-3-4}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/1822/20481}, author = {Bragan{\c c}a, L. and Mateus, R.}, editor = {iiSBE, P.} }
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.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt