Potential for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Buildings
The construction sector produces more than 35% of the total amount of waste in Europe and for around 36% of emissions. This paper deals with the life cycle analysis of three alternatives of a residential building in terms of carbon footprint. At the same time, the analysis focuses on the end-of-life...
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| author | Eva Kridlova Burdova Jana Budajova Peter Mesaros Silvia Vilcekova |
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| description | The construction sector produces more than 35% of the total amount of waste in Europe and for around 36% of emissions. This paper deals with the life cycle analysis of three alternatives of a residential building in terms of carbon footprint. At the same time, the analysis focuses on the end-of-life phase and its significance for the reduction of the carbon footprint. From the results obtained, it can be concluded that variant three has the lowest CO<sub>2eq</sub>/m<sup>2</sup> emission levels compared to those of the other two variants. Based on the overall investigation of the end-of-life phase, this study found that the reuse of brick material contributed the most to the reduction of the overall emissions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a6dd48a35f94feea1b1ba8ccf1ec6252024-03-27T13:36:15ZengMDPI AGEngineering Proceedings2673-45912023-11-01571610.3390/engproc2023057006Potential for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of BuildingsEva Kridlova Burdova0Jana Budajova1Peter Mesaros2Silvia Vilcekova3Institute of Sustainable and Circular Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, 04200 Kosice, SlovakiaInstitute of Sustainable and Circular Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, 04200 Kosice, SlovakiaInstitute of Technology, Economics and Management in Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, 04200 Kosice, SlovakiaInstitute of Sustainable and Circular Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, 04200 Kosice, SlovakiaThe construction sector produces more than 35% of the total amount of waste in Europe and for around 36% of emissions. This paper deals with the life cycle analysis of three alternatives of a residential building in terms of carbon footprint. At the same time, the analysis focuses on the end-of-life phase and its significance for the reduction of the carbon footprint. From the results obtained, it can be concluded that variant three has the lowest CO<sub>2eq</sub>/m<sup>2</sup> emission levels compared to those of the other two variants. Based on the overall investigation of the end-of-life phase, this study found that the reuse of brick material contributed the most to the reduction of the overall emissions.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/57/1/6buildinglife cycle assessmentcarbon footprintend of life |
| spellingShingle | Eva Kridlova Burdova Jana Budajova Peter Mesaros Silvia Vilcekova Potential for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Buildings Engineering Proceedings building life cycle assessment carbon footprint end of life |
| title | Potential for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Buildings |
| title_full | Potential for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Buildings |
| title_fullStr | Potential for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Buildings |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Buildings |
| title_short | Potential for Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Buildings |
| title_sort | potential for reducing the carbon footprint of buildings |
| topic | building life cycle assessment carbon footprint end of life |
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