A Passive Wood-Based Building in Slovakia: Exploring the Life Cycle Impact
The aim of the study is to point out the burden of passive wood-based buildings throughout the life cycle from the environmental point of view to better understand the consequences and importance of building design in Slovakia. The analysis was carried out according to the Life Cycle Assessment meth...
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| author | Rozália Vaňová Rastislav Igaz Miroslav Němec Jaroslava Štefková Jozef Štefko |
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| description | The aim of the study is to point out the burden of passive wood-based buildings throughout the life cycle from the environmental point of view to better understand the consequences and importance of building design in Slovakia. The analysis was carried out according to the Life Cycle Assessment methodology. The results were calculated by the CML-IA baseline method. The impacts of the product stage and operational energy use were the highest throughout the considered life cycle. Substances contributing to eleven impact categories were identified. Foundations, especially foam glass, were found to bear the majority of the impact of the overall construction materials. The normalization category showed considerable impact on marine aquatic ecotoxicity mainly due to building energy consumption over the course of 50 years. Loads connected to the replacement stage were the third highest. The study also proved high demand on elements of photovoltaics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2175098fb8744c31a348b2125efb3d412023-11-23T08:19:56ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072021-11-011212161310.3390/f12121613A Passive Wood-Based Building in Slovakia: Exploring the Life Cycle ImpactRozália Vaňová0Rastislav Igaz1Miroslav Němec2Jaroslava Štefková3Jozef Štefko4Department of Wood Structures, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 96001 Zvolen, SlovakiaDepartment of Physics, Electrical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 96001 Zvolen, SlovakiaDepartment of Physics, Electrical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 96001 Zvolen, SlovakiaInstitute of Foreign Languages, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 96053 Zvolen, SlovakiaDepartment of Wood Structures, Faculty of Wood Sciences and Technology, Technical University in Zvolen, T. G. Masaryka 24, 96001 Zvolen, SlovakiaThe aim of the study is to point out the burden of passive wood-based buildings throughout the life cycle from the environmental point of view to better understand the consequences and importance of building design in Slovakia. The analysis was carried out according to the Life Cycle Assessment methodology. The results were calculated by the CML-IA baseline method. The impacts of the product stage and operational energy use were the highest throughout the considered life cycle. Substances contributing to eleven impact categories were identified. Foundations, especially foam glass, were found to bear the majority of the impact of the overall construction materials. The normalization category showed considerable impact on marine aquatic ecotoxicity mainly due to building energy consumption over the course of 50 years. Loads connected to the replacement stage were the third highest. The study also proved high demand on elements of photovoltaics.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/12/1613life cycle assessmentwood-based buildingenvironmental impactpassive building |
| spellingShingle | Rozália Vaňová Rastislav Igaz Miroslav Němec Jaroslava Štefková Jozef Štefko A Passive Wood-Based Building in Slovakia: Exploring the Life Cycle Impact Forests life cycle assessment wood-based building environmental impact passive building |
| title | A Passive Wood-Based Building in Slovakia: Exploring the Life Cycle Impact |
| title_full | A Passive Wood-Based Building in Slovakia: Exploring the Life Cycle Impact |
| title_fullStr | A Passive Wood-Based Building in Slovakia: Exploring the Life Cycle Impact |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Passive Wood-Based Building in Slovakia: Exploring the Life Cycle Impact |
| title_short | A Passive Wood-Based Building in Slovakia: Exploring the Life Cycle Impact |
| title_sort | passive wood based building in slovakia exploring the life cycle impact |
| topic | life cycle assessment wood-based building environmental impact passive building |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/12/1613 |
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