Life cycle assessment of wood construction according to the normative standards

Takano, Atsushi; Hafner, Annette; Linkosalmi, Lauri; Ott, Stephan; Hughes, Mark; Winter, Stefan

doi:10.1007/s00107-015-0890-4

Cited by 54 publications

(23 citation statements)

References 18 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Communication of results and its usefulness to reduce environmental impacts of buildings and energy consummation of buildings are crucial in the LCA application. Takano et al [76] underlined the importance of the results communication, as a way to "stimulate environmental consciousness in society". According to EN 15978 [4] the communication of results includes the information about the environmental performance of the building and its characteristics.…”

Section: Output Data and Communication Of Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Critical review of bim-based LCA method to buildings

Soust-Verdaguer

Llatas

García-Martínez

2017

Energy and Buildings

357

164

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Current environmental problems arising from the building sector require tools to help reduce resource consumption and environmental impact. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a widely used tool to quantify the environmental impacts of the building sector. The literature recognizes the need to simplify the method application, especially to reduce and optimize data acquisition. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is defined as a virtual 3D building model which integrates with a database of their building elements. Several studies recognize that the integration of BIM and LCA can simplify data acquisition of the building as well as provide both tools with feedback. This paper reviews recent studies centered on BIM-based LCA, and also carries out a methodological analysis of their integration, focusing on the way that BIM can contribute to simplifying data input, and optimize output data and results during the LCA application in buildings.The results show the viability to develop methods based on BIM models for organizing building information used to estimate environmental and energy consumption impacts based on LCA, including:templates and plug-ins for BIM software, and the integration of automated processes combining different data and software. Reviewed papers are simplified LCA applications, mostly focused on CO2 emission calculation during the early stages of design. Finally, methodological challenges and recommendations for BIM and LCA tools are proposed.

show abstract

Section: Output Data and Communication Of Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Critical review of bim-based LCA method to buildings

Soust-Verdaguer

Llatas

García-Martínez

2017

Energy and Buildings

357

164

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…On the other hand, Takano et al [19] studied the application of the standards EN 15978 [13] Therefore, despite literature assumes the need to introduce simplifications in the LCA method; few studies have studied the incidence of simplification strategies in the most significant typology in terms of CO2 emissions.…”

Section: Simplifications In Lcamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Scheme of the information modules for the different stages of evaluation of the building based on 15978 [13]. EN 15978 [13] is organized according to the "modules principle" of building life cycle, including the four stages of life cycle -product, construction, use, end of life-( [13,19]. These stages and modules are shown in Figure 1 and cover from A1 to C4 "impacts and environmental aspects" developed within the system boundary, while D modules cover benefits and loads that go beyond the system boundary.…”

Section: Barriers On Lca Applied To Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several studies [9][10][11][16][17][18][19] recognize the need of reliable simplifications in the application of LCA methods in buildings; especially to extend the scope to early stages of design, reduce effort in data acquisition, enable comparability of results, and allow results to be interpreted independently from the degree of specialization of the technicians. The key aspect is to know how simplifications can modify the representativeness of the results.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Simplification in life cycle assessment of single-family houses: A review of recent developments

Soust-Verdaguer

Llatas

García-Martínez

2016

Building and Environment

127

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is globally recognized as one of the most complete methods for environmental assessment of buildings. Literature assumes that its applications in the building sector are prejudiced regarding complexity and difficulty. However, simplification is necessary, since it can facilitate LCA application in buildings. Moreover, growing interest on reducing environmental impact in the building sector, as well as the relevance of single-family houses on CO2 emissions have become key points on the wide spread of LCA.Therefore, this paper presents a research study about simplification in LCA recent studies applied to singlefamily houses. The review focuses on 20 cases that were analyzed according to ISO 14040, ISO 14044, EN 15978, and EN 15804 standards. The main objective was to identify the simplification strategies assumed in each paper, to clarify and to help to promote further developments on LCA. This paper examines system boundary definition, data sources, life cycle phases included, and environmental impact indicator calculated in case studies. Results show the variety of simplifications identified. They affect physical model definition, life cycle scenario definition and communication of results. In most cases, the functional unit was the complete building, the life cycle scenario definition included production, use and demolition phases, and the most considered environmental impact indicator was GWP. Finally, new challenges and recommendations were defined in order to establish common criteria to develop simplification strategies that allow results comparability in LCA of single-family houses.

show abstract

“…For the sake of simplicity, one study [137] was allocated to furniture though the object under investigation rather belongs to household devices. A total of 14 studies do not follow a comparative approach [50,52,82,[138][139][140][141][142][143][144][145][146][147][148].…”

Section: Characterization Of the Samplementioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental Indicators for the Evaluation of Wood Products in Consideration of Site-Dependent Aspects: A Review and Integrated Approach

2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

On the way towards a more biobased economy, the sustainable use of global wood resources remains a challenge as several trade-offs arise, e.g., from an increased energetic use of wood, an increased use of innovative but probably less recyclable wood composites, or from the need to conserve other forest ecosystem services. The aim of this study is to identify existing environmental indicators and methods for an evaluation of the sustainability of wood products in consideration of all life cycle stages, site-dependent aspects and later use in corporate decision-making. We chose a systematic literature review to answer the research questions explicitly and comprehensively. Qualitative content analysis was used to code indicators and scientific methods according to the Pressure-State-Response (PSR) framework. The sample (N = 118) is characterized by a high number of life cycle assessment (LCA) case studies. In 51% of all studies, the study authors use a combination of different methods. A total of 78 indicators and 20 site-dependent aspects could be identified in the sample. The study findings represent a first step towards a holistic environmental assessment of wood products.

show abstract

Life cycle assessment of wood construction according to the normative standards

Cited by 54 publications

References 18 publications

Critical review of bim-based LCA method to buildings

Critical review of bim-based LCA method to buildings

Simplification in life cycle assessment of single-family houses: A review of recent developments

Environmental Indicators for the Evaluation of Wood Products in Consideration of Site-Dependent Aspects: A Review and Integrated Approach

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About