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Embodied emissions of buildings : A forgotten factor in green building certificates
Highlights • The pre-use stage (construction) emissions of buildings occur in a short time. • Wooden buildings seem to emit less compared to concrete ones in pre-use stage according to LCA. • Green building certificates need to consider embodied emissions more exhaustively. ; The construction and use of buildings consume a significant proportion of global energy and natural resources. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is arguably the most international green building certification system and attempts to take actions to limit energy use of buildings and construct them sustainably. While there has been a wide range of research mainly focused on energy use and emission production during the operation phase of LEED-certified buildings, research on embodied emissions is rare. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of LEED regarding initial (pre-use) embodied emissions using life cycle assessment (LCA). The study comprised several steps using a designed model. In the first step, three optional building material scenarios were defined (optimized concrete, hybrid concrete-wood, and wooden buildings) in addition to the base case concrete building located in Iceland. Second, an LCA was conducted for each scenario. Finally, the number of LEED points and the level of LEED certification was assessed for all studied scenarios. In addition, a comparison regarding embodied emissions consideration between LEED and Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) as mostly used green certificate was conducted in the discussion section. The LCA showed the lowest environmental impact for the wooden building followed by the hybrid concrete-wood building. In the LEED framework, wooden and hybrid scenarios obtained 14 and 8 points that were related to material selection. Among these points, only 3 (out of a total of 110 available points) were directly accredited to embodied emissions. The study recommends that the green building certificates increase the weight of sustainable ...
Embodied emissions of buildings : A forgotten factor in green building certificates
Highlights • The pre-use stage (construction) emissions of buildings occur in a short time. • Wooden buildings seem to emit less compared to concrete ones in pre-use stage according to LCA. • Green building certificates need to consider embodied emissions more exhaustively. ; The construction and use of buildings consume a significant proportion of global energy and natural resources. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is arguably the most international green building certification system and attempts to take actions to limit energy use of buildings and construct them sustainably. While there has been a wide range of research mainly focused on energy use and emission production during the operation phase of LEED-certified buildings, research on embodied emissions is rare. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of LEED regarding initial (pre-use) embodied emissions using life cycle assessment (LCA). The study comprised several steps using a designed model. In the first step, three optional building material scenarios were defined (optimized concrete, hybrid concrete-wood, and wooden buildings) in addition to the base case concrete building located in Iceland. Second, an LCA was conducted for each scenario. Finally, the number of LEED points and the level of LEED certification was assessed for all studied scenarios. In addition, a comparison regarding embodied emissions consideration between LEED and Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) as mostly used green certificate was conducted in the discussion section. The LCA showed the lowest environmental impact for the wooden building followed by the hybrid concrete-wood building. In the LEED framework, wooden and hybrid scenarios obtained 14 and 8 points that were related to material selection. Among these points, only 3 (out of a total of 110 available points) were directly accredited to embodied emissions. The study recommends that the green building certificates increase the weight of sustainable ...
Embodied emissions of buildings : A forgotten factor in green building certificates
Amiri, Ali (Autor:in) / Emami, Nargessadat (Autor:in) / Ottelin, Juudit (Autor:in) / Sorvari, Jaana (Autor:in) / Marteinsson, Björn (Autor:in) / Heinonen, Jukka (Autor:in) / Junnila, Seppo (Autor:in)
01.01.2021
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
sustainability , environmental certification , elinkaarianalyysi , sustainable development , ecological sustainability , natural resources , carbon footprint , energiankulutus , puurakennukset , building materials , Islanti , LCA , päästöt , rakentaminen , Life cycle assessment , LEED , emissions , rakennustekniikka , tapaustutkimus , rakennukset , wooden buildings , kestävä kehitys , environmental construction , Leadership in energy and environmental design , buildings , ecological design , ecological construction
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