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Evaluación de impactos ambientales de viviendas en madera: el caso de “La casa Uruguaya”
(Universidad del Bío-Bío, 2022)
Varias medidas se están llevando a cabo en Uruguay para reducir las emisiones de CO2 a la atmósfera, entre las que destaca la modificación de la matriz energética. En estos últimos años más del 90% de la energía eléctrica ...
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Implications of using systematic decomposition structures to organize building LCA information: A comparative analysis of national standards and guidelines - IEA EBC ANNEX 72
(IOP Publishing, 2020)
The application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) technique to a building requires the collection and organization of a large amount of data over its life cycle. The systematic decomposition method can be used to classify ...
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Review of visualising LCA results in the design process of buildings
(Elsevier, 2021-03)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is increasingly used for decision-making in the design process of buildings and neighbourhoods. Therefore, visualisation of LCA results to support interpretation and decision-making becomes more ...
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How to conduct consistent environmental, economic, and social assessment during the building design process: a BIM-based Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment method
(Springer, 2022)
The built environment is significantly responsible for the current climate crisis, thus developing more sustainable projects is becoming an urgent objective. One widely recognized method that supports achieving this ...
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A sustainable approach for the refurbishment process of vernacular heritage: the Sesga house case study (Valencia, Spain)
(MDPI, 2021-08-31)
The refurbishment of traditional vernacular architecture is currently of interest for the conservation of heritage, historic landscape and cultural landscape, as well as for its potential benefits in the field of environmental ...
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Comparison of the greenhouse gas emissions of a high-rise residential building assessed with different national LCA approaches – IEA EBC Annex 72
(IOP Publishing, 2020)
Introduction: The international research project IEA EBC Annex 72 investigates the life cycle related environmental impacts caused by buildings. The project aims inter alia to harmonise LCA approaches on buildings. ...
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Comparative BIM-based Life Cycle Assessment of Uruguayan timber and concrete-masonry single-family houses in design stage
(Elsevier, 2020)
The use of wood and engineered wood products is today considered an opportunity for the mitigation of negative building environmental impacts, such as greenhouse gas emissions. However, the literature provides evidence ...
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Implementing Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment during design stages in Building Information Modelling: From systematic literature review to a methodological approach
(Elsevier, 2020)
The construction sector is a major producer of greenhouse gas and waste. Several studies reveal the close relationship between the design phase and the reduction of environmental impacts caused during the life cycle of ...
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How to obtain accurate environmental impacts at early design stages in BIM when using environmental product declaration. A method to support decision-making
(MDPI, 2020-08)
The construction sector plays an important role in moving towards a low-carbon economy. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is considered one of the most effective methods of analytically evaluating environmental profiles and ...
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An LCA-based model for assessing prevention versus non-prevention of construction waste in buildings
(Elsevier, 2021-05)
Waste generated by the Construction Sector represents an environmental problem in many countries. To achieve increasingly eco-efficient waste management, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) provides an objective method for the ...