Abstract
This paper gives a short introduction and attempts to give guidelines on how to perform a life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of a Building. Because a building is a complex system with many subsystems with building elements out of different materials, each fulfilling different functions the LCA of a building can become extremely complex. Because of the interacting subsystems with different service lives the service life of a building as a whole is difficult to predict. The assumed service lives however are of major influence in the outcome of the analysis. A proposal to work with different service life categories is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of Sustainability of Constructions |
| Editors | L. Braganca, H. Koukkari, R. Blok |
| Place of Publication | Dresden, Germany |
| Publisher | Addprint AG |
| Pages | 5.1-5.8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783867800945 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Event | conference; Sustainability of Constructions; 2008-10-06; 2008-10-07 - Duration: 6 Oct 2008 → 7 Oct 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | conference; Sustainability of Constructions; 2008-10-06; 2008-10-07 |
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| Period | 6/10/08 → 7/10/08 |
| Other | Sustainability of Constructions |
