LCA-based environmental assessment of the use and maintenance of heating and ventilation systems in Dutch dwellings

Review of heat/energy recovery exchangers for use in ZEBs in cold climate countries

“…Studies like the one from Blom [11] prove that heat recovery in ventilation reduce the environmental impact related to space heating. This effect proves to be even more important when dealing with high insulated buildings [12] as heat /energy exchanger will reduce the heating demands for heating and cooling.…”

“…They have a higher density and larger thermal conductivity than rough frost. According to [11], due to the link between frosting conditions and effectiveness, traditional control strategies based on the freezing point or fixed time period are inadequate. In [39], practical limits when excess water is drained out of the rotor were lab-tested concluding that: "Calculations and laboratory tests show that the supply air limiting temperature […] can be assumed to be approximately -10 °C".…”

Life Cycle Impact Assessment of masonry system as inner walls: A case study in Brazil

“…Water and energy [5,6] are required for users and equipment's such as Heat-Ventilation-Air Conditioning (HVAC) [7,8]. Solid waste is generated by the partial demolitions, the periodic replacement of building elements like doors, windows, ceramics, metal, and the building materials waste during replacements and extensions [9,10].…”

An Inquiry into the Life Cycle of Systems of Inner Walls: Comparison of Masonry and Drywall

“…The construction of buildings promotes modification of landscape and consumption of natural resources, while during their use phase, there is high utilization of energy and their demolition generates elevated volumes of waste [1][2][3]. Further, the impacts relating to processes for manufacturing and distribution supply chain of products and by-products are part of the life cycle of buildings and are incorporated into the total load of the building.…”