Life Cycle Assessment as a Major Support Tool within Multi-Criteria Design Process of Single Dwellings Located in Poland
Life cycle assessment is an environmental method which estimates either a process or a building material within the cradle-to-grave cycle. Presently, it is one of a few tools that include all factors which may influence the environment. The authors used this tool to prove effects connected with pote...
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| author | Michał Pierzchalski Elżbieta Dagny Ryńska Arkadiusz Węglarz |
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| description | Life cycle assessment is an environmental method which estimates either a process or a building material within the cradle-to-grave cycle. Presently, it is one of a few tools that include all factors which may influence the environment. The authors used this tool to prove effects connected with potential efficient energy levels and a reduction in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions within a building’s life cycle. For the purpose of our analyses, several types of single-family building were chosen and they were subjected to analysis in the fixed location of Warsaw. The research scope included a numerical analysis of the buildings concerning the level of embodied energies and the emission of greenhouse gases. The performed analysis proved that, within a 50-year cycle, the difference between the embodied energy from the best and worst building choices can amount to 14.87%, whereas a reduction in embodied carbon emissions can reach 20.65%. Each change in the building’s form and the type of building materials used, regardless of the usable area, influence the environmental impact. Therefore, this paper concludes that LCA, as a management tool, should be used cyclically as part of each phase of the design process. A multi-criteria method for selecting architectural solutions was proposed which considered minimum cumulative primary energy, minimum cumulative carbon emission and minimum cost of constructing a building. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-466f7aa465d743c9893d116ffa61165f2023-11-22T01:16:35ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-06-011413374810.3390/en14133748Life Cycle Assessment as a Major Support Tool within Multi-Criteria Design Process of Single Dwellings Located in PolandMichał Pierzchalski0Elżbieta Dagny Ryńska1Arkadiusz Węglarz2Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Koszykowa 55, 00-659 Warszawa, PolandFaculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Koszykowa 55, 00-659 Warszawa, PolandFaculty of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Armii Ludowej 16, 00-637 Warszawa, PolandLife cycle assessment is an environmental method which estimates either a process or a building material within the cradle-to-grave cycle. Presently, it is one of a few tools that include all factors which may influence the environment. The authors used this tool to prove effects connected with potential efficient energy levels and a reduction in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions within a building’s life cycle. For the purpose of our analyses, several types of single-family building were chosen and they were subjected to analysis in the fixed location of Warsaw. The research scope included a numerical analysis of the buildings concerning the level of embodied energies and the emission of greenhouse gases. The performed analysis proved that, within a 50-year cycle, the difference between the embodied energy from the best and worst building choices can amount to 14.87%, whereas a reduction in embodied carbon emissions can reach 20.65%. Each change in the building’s form and the type of building materials used, regardless of the usable area, influence the environmental impact. Therefore, this paper concludes that LCA, as a management tool, should be used cyclically as part of each phase of the design process. A multi-criteria method for selecting architectural solutions was proposed which considered minimum cumulative primary energy, minimum cumulative carbon emission and minimum cost of constructing a building.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/13/3748LCAembodied energyembodied carbon emissionlife cycle assessment |
| spellingShingle | Michał Pierzchalski Elżbieta Dagny Ryńska Arkadiusz Węglarz Life Cycle Assessment as a Major Support Tool within Multi-Criteria Design Process of Single Dwellings Located in Poland Energies LCA embodied energy embodied carbon emission life cycle assessment |
| title | Life Cycle Assessment as a Major Support Tool within Multi-Criteria Design Process of Single Dwellings Located in Poland |
| title_full | Life Cycle Assessment as a Major Support Tool within Multi-Criteria Design Process of Single Dwellings Located in Poland |
| title_fullStr | Life Cycle Assessment as a Major Support Tool within Multi-Criteria Design Process of Single Dwellings Located in Poland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life Cycle Assessment as a Major Support Tool within Multi-Criteria Design Process of Single Dwellings Located in Poland |
| title_short | Life Cycle Assessment as a Major Support Tool within Multi-Criteria Design Process of Single Dwellings Located in Poland |
| title_sort | life cycle assessment as a major support tool within multi criteria design process of single dwellings located in poland |
| topic | LCA embodied energy embodied carbon emission life cycle assessment |
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