Environmental effect of structural solutions and building materials to a building

The field of building environmental assessment tools has become a popular research area over the past decade. However, how the service life of a building affects the results of the environmental assessment of a building has not been emphasised previously. The aim of this study is to analyse how diff...

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Published in:Environmental impact assessment review 2008-11, Vol.28 (8), p.587-600
Main Authors: Haapio, Appu, Viitaniemi, Pertti
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Building
BUILDING MATERIALS
Buildings
CLADDING
Construction activity
Construction materials
Environmental assessment
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Environmental impact
environmental impact assessment
Environmental impact studies
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Evaluation
HOUSES
Housing
LIFE CYCLE
Life cycles
Methodology
Q1
Residential areas
Reviews
ROOFS
SERVICE LIFE
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Summary:The field of building environmental assessment tools has become a popular research area over the past decade. However, how the service life of a building affects the results of the environmental assessment of a building has not been emphasised previously. The aim of this study is to analyse how different structural solutions and building materials affect the results of the environmental assessment of a whole building over the building's life cycle. Furthermore, how the length of the building's service life affects the results is analysed. The environmental assessments of 78 single-family houses were calculated for this study. The buildings have different wall insulations, claddings, window frames, and roof materials, and the length of the service life varies from 60 years up to 160 years. The current situation and the future of the environmental assessment of buildings are discussed. In addition, topics for further research are suggested; for example, how workmanship affects the service life and the environmental impact of a building should be studied.
ISSN:0195-9255
1873-6432
DOI:10.1016/j.eiar.2008.02.002