Life cycle assessment (LCA) of building thermal insulation materials

Dylewski, Robert; Adamczyk, Janusz

doi:10.1533/9780857097729.2.267

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“…Rønning and Brekke (2014) have confirmed the effectiveness of the methodology in informing decision makers on the environmental performance of buildings. In fact, it has been reported that LCA has been used to assess the environmental performance of a range of different building materials including concrete and mortar (Marinković, 2013;Brás and Gomes, 2015), building thermal insulation materials (Dylewski and Adamczyk, 2014;Pargana et al, 2014), wood constructions (Guardiglia et al, 2011; Sathre and González-García, 2014), Phase Changing Materials (PCM) (Cabeza et al, 2014b), and windows (Salazar, 2014).…”

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Integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for sustainable constructions

Kylili

Fokaides

Vaiciunas

et al. 2016

Journal of Sustainable Architecture and Civil Engineering

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Integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for sustainable constructions

Kylili

Fokaides

Vaiciunas

et al. 2016

Journal of Sustainable Architecture and Civil Engineering

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“…At present, polystyrene and mineral wool are the most frequently used for insulating buildings [127], with mineral wools in general having a lower carbon footprint, which is why material substitution together with recycling is a current abatement measure for insulation [74,104]. Other abatement measures include fuel change together with energy efficiency measures for production of both mineral wool and polystyrene insulation [37,128,129].…”

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Roadmap for Decarbonization of the Building and Construction Industry—A Supply Chain Analysis Including Primary Production of Steel and Cement

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Sweden has committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero by 2045. Around 20% of Sweden’s annual CO2 emissions arise from manufacturing, transporting, and processing of construction materials for construction and refurbishment of buildings and infrastructure. In this study, material and energy flows for building and transport infrastructure construction is outlined, together with a roadmap detailing how the flows change depending on different technical and strategical choices. By matching short-term and long-term goals with specific technology solutions, these pathways make it possible to identify key decision points and potential synergies, competing goals, and lock-in effects. The results show that it is possible to reduce CO2 emissions associated with construction of buildings and transport infrastructure by 50% to 2030 applying already available measures, and reach close to zero emissions by 2045, while indicating that strategic choices with respect to process technologies and energy carriers may have different implications on energy use and CO2 emissions over time. The results also illustrate the importance of intensifying efforts to identify and manage both soft and hard barriers and the importance of simultaneously acting now by implementing available measures (e.g., material efficiency and material/fuel substitution measures), while actively planning for long-term measures (low-CO2 steel or cement).

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“…According to Dylewski and Adamczyk (2014), when selecting an insulating material, it is important to take the following criteria into consideration: 1) thermal conductivity; 2) diffusion (penetration) of water vapour; 3) class of flammability; 4) resistance to chemical factors; 5) resistance to biological factors; 6) mechanical endurance (ability to transfer loads); 7) impact on the environment. Kono et al (2015) emphasised mechanical strength, fire resistance, acoustic performance, hygrothermal property of the materials.…”

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“…Thermal insulation in walls and roofs reduces overall need for air conditioning as well as the power required for air conditioning when it is used, further decreasing annual energy costs. Proper insulation of buildings also brings additional benefits by reducing pollution emissions, including CO 2 (Dylewski, Adamczyk 2014).…”

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Selection of the Insulation Materials for Refurbishment Purposes

Lill

Kanapeckienė

Tupėnaitė

et al. 2017

Engineering Structures and Technologies

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Refurbishment of the building facades of residential buildings, including insulation, is often considered as the most energy efficient renovation measure with the largest potential. One of the solutions to increase energy efficiency is the selection of the appropriate insulation materials of the external walls. The article proposes the approach for selection of the insulation material based on SAW multiple criteria assessment method. The proposed methodology is applied for the case of insulation material selection in refurbishment of 12-storey building in Vilnius, Lithuania. Research reveals that rock wool outperforms other materials by thermal conductivity, light weigh, water vapour diffusion resistance, highest flammability class, durability and lowest emission of CO2 and is an efficient insulation to be used for sustainable refurbishment solutions.

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Life cycle assessment (LCA) of building thermal insulation materials

Cited by 19 publications

References 21 publications

Integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for sustainable constructions

Integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for sustainable constructions

Roadmap for Decarbonization of the Building and Construction Industry—A Supply Chain Analysis Including Primary Production of Steel and Cement

Selection of the Insulation Materials for Refurbishment Purposes

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