Basic building life cycle calculations to decrease contribution to climate change – Case study on an office building in Sweden

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1863-1871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marita Wallhagen ◽  
Mauritz Glaumann ◽  
Tove Malmqvist
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Building Life Cycle

scholarly journals Comparing Three Building Life Cycle Assessment Tools for the Canadian Construction Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayley Cormick
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Life Cycle Assessments ◽  
Bill Of Materials ◽  
Building Life Cycle

This research aims to contribute to quantifying whole building life cycle assessment using various software tools to determine how they can aid the construction industry in reducing carbon emissions, and in particular embodied emissions, through analysis and reporting. The conducted research seeks to examine and compare three whole building life cycle assessment tools; Athena Impact Estimator, Tally and One-Click LCA to relate the input variability to the outputs of the three programs. The three whole building life-cycle assessments were conducted using a case study building with an identical bill of materials and compared to determine the applicability and strengths of one program over another. The research confirmed that the three programs output significantly different results given the variability in scope, allowable program inputs and generated “black-box” back-end calculations, where the outputted whole building life cycle carbon equivalents of One-Click LCA is less than half than of Tally meaning the programs outputs cannot be simply compared side-by-side.

scholarly journals Life Cycle Impact Assessment on Climate Change of Recycling to Bio Diesel Fuel and Reuse of Used Cooking Oil: Case Study in Bogor, Indonesia

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-323
Author(s):  
Katsuyuki NAKANO ◽  
Haruhiro FUJITA ◽  
Joko Prayitno SUSANTO ◽  
Dadang SUPRIATNA ◽  
Koji OKUHARA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle Impact Assessment ◽  
Diesel Fuel ◽  
Cooking Oil ◽  
Used Cooking Oil ◽  
Life Cycle Impact

scholarly journals Preliminary Study on the GWP Benchmark of Office Buildings in Poland Using the LCA Approach

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 3298
Author(s):  
Joanna Rucińska ◽  
Anna Komerska ◽  
Jerzy Kwiatkowski
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Lca Methodology ◽  
Building Research ◽  
Energy Performance Of Buildings ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Building Life Cycle

The decarbonisation goal stated in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) regarding the building sector will be achieved only if the whole building life-cycle is considered. To fulfil this requirement, a benchmark based on the life cycle assessment (LCA) must be integrated into the early planning phase of buildings by designers. The estimation of such indicators requires the development of a database of building assessments. In this study, an LCA of 11 office buildings in Poland was used to set average values that can be used as a benchmark. The LCA methodology based on the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) certification was used. The analysis did not concentrate on one type of office building. The main objective was to investigate a possible range of total Global Warming Potential (GWP) index values normalized to the usable unit floor area. The importance of the GWP of individual life-cycle phases was also considered. The study shows that the used methodology is adequate for LCA benchmark estimation to set preliminary average values for office buildings in Poland.

The Life Cycle Assessment of a Polypropylene Product, Part B: Comparison of Fuel Options for Generating Electricity and Disposal Methods

2014 ◽  
Vol 535 ◽  
pp. 519-522
Author(s):  
Karin Kandananond
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Hydro Power ◽  
Crucial Problem ◽  
The One ◽  
Mixed Oil ◽  
Product Part

Electricity is one of the most important resources in the manufacturing process. This research has demonstrated the environmental impact caused from two fuel options for generating electricity, coal and mixed (oil/ petroleum gas/ hydro power), in Thailand. The case study is conducted on a sample plastic product, a polypropylene (PP) stacking chair. Moreover, the effect from different disposal scenarios, landfill and incineration, is also analyzed as well. Due to the results, the electricity generated from coal has caused more impact than the one from mixed fuels. For coal option, respiratory inorganics seem to be the most crucial problem while the use of fossil fuels is the major impact from mixed fuels option. When the disposal methods are considered, the incineration is a better choice for disposing PP waste since it causes the least impact on the environment. By the categories of impacts, carcinogens are highly contributed to the landfill method while the climate change is the result from the incineration.

scholarly journals Comparing Three Building Life Cycle Assessment Tools for the Canadian Construction Industry

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayley Cormick
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Life Cycle Assessments ◽  
Bill Of Materials ◽  
Building Life Cycle

This research aims to contribute to quantifying whole building life cycle assessment using various software tools to determine how they can aid the construction industry in reducing carbon emissions, and in particular embodied emissions, through analysis and reporting. The conducted research seeks to examine and compare three whole building life cycle assessment tools; Athena Impact Estimator, Tally and One-Click LCA to relate the input variability to the outputs of the three programs. The three whole building life-cycle assessments were conducted using a case study building with an identical bill of materials and compared to determine the applicability and strengths of one program over another. The research confirmed that the three programs output significantly different results given the variability in scope, allowable program inputs and generated “black-box” back-end calculations, where the outputted whole building life cycle carbon equivalents of One-Click LCA is less than half than of Tally meaning the programs outputs cannot be simply compared side-by-side.

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