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Life Cycle Versus Carbon Footprint Analysis for Construction Materials
Climatic change, with the increase of ambient temperature, undoubtedly affects the built environment and leads to a significant increase in energy consumption in the building sector—which is already the biggest energy consumer in Europe. Environmental assessment tools provide an effective framework with appropriate indicators for evaluating the environmental performance of buildings and materials for targeting the integration of the sustainable development of a building’s entire life cycle, based on ISO standards and environmental legislation, into the design, construction, and marketing. Direct benefits associated with the building certification schemes include the fostering of energy and CO2 emissions reductions, as well as broader environmental benefits, increased public awareness of energy and environmental issues, and achieving lower operational costs for users—especially now that the ongoing economic recession has affected so many European countries.
Life Cycle Versus Carbon Footprint Analysis for Construction Materials
Climatic change, with the increase of ambient temperature, undoubtedly affects the built environment and leads to a significant increase in energy consumption in the building sector—which is already the biggest energy consumer in Europe. Environmental assessment tools provide an effective framework with appropriate indicators for evaluating the environmental performance of buildings and materials for targeting the integration of the sustainable development of a building’s entire life cycle, based on ISO standards and environmental legislation, into the design, construction, and marketing. Direct benefits associated with the building certification schemes include the fostering of energy and CO2 emissions reductions, as well as broader environmental benefits, increased public awareness of energy and environmental issues, and achieving lower operational costs for users—especially now that the ongoing economic recession has affected so many European countries.
Life Cycle Versus Carbon Footprint Analysis for Construction Materials
Boemi, Sofia-Natalia (editor) / Irulegi, Olatz (editor) / Santamouris, Mattheos (editor) / Giama, Efrosini (author)
Energy Performance of Buildings ; Chapter: 6 ; 95-106
2015-11-24
12 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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