Comparison of pollution prevention assessments for the facilities with and without energy star certification

Velagapudi, Srikar; Kumar, Ashok; Spivak, Alex; Franchetti, Matthew

doi:10.1002/ep.11935

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“…LCA methodology is standardized in ISO14040 [8] and 14044-2006 [9] and consists of four principle steps. Nowadays, it can be used in various fields of building assessment from building material [10] and operation phase -energy consumption [11] to apartment house [12] and residential buildings [13]. When LCA is applied to a building, the product studied is the building itself, and the assessment runs in previously determined system boundaries.…”

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Reducing the carbon footprint in the foundations structures of masonry family houses

Ondová

Estokova

Fabianová

2020

Selected Scientific Papers - Journal of Civil Engineering

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Nowadays, the environmental assessment becomes more and more of interest as an additional tool for the decision-makers. The researchers in civil engineering focus on building materials, structures as well as whole buildings environmental evaluation. Analysis of the environmental impact of particular structures may be helpful for selecting building materials, with regard to the environmental performance of buildings in the early project phase. The aim of this paper is presentation of an environmental evaluation of the rarely assessed particular structures – building foundations and the analysis of the share of the building foundations to the overall environmental impact of building as well. The obtained data point to the need to include the environmental impacts of foundations when assessing the buildings, because of it is a necessary part of any type of family house. One kilogram of built-in foundations materials was responsible for emissions of 0.092 kg of greenhouse gases expressed by carbon dioxide (CO2). Embodied energy was calculated as equal to 1.14 MJ per 1kg of foundations materials and 832.2 MJ/m2 per building floor area. The foundation materials of houses contributed to the total environmental impact of the whole buildings by, on average, 15.0 and 22.8 % for embodied energy and global warming potential, respectively.

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confidence: 99%

Reducing the carbon footprint in the foundations structures of masonry family houses

Ondová

Estokova

Fabianová

2020

Selected Scientific Papers - Journal of Civil Engineering

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“…The selection of high‐efficiency lamps is one important action plan for energy‐saving lighting strategies . One makes an inventory of the present lighting devices firstly and then judges whether they are high‐efficiency lamps or not.…”

Section: Energy‐saving Lighting Diagnosis Processmentioning

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Newly design energy‐saving diagnosis method of user‐side scene lighting

Lin

Wai

Shen

2018

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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The purpose of this study is to develop a novel method for the energy‐saving diagnosis of user‐side scene lighting. The method is not only to calculate the potential of high‐efficiency lamps instead of traditional lamps but also to modify the simulated correctness of the reconstructed field via the spatial field reconstruction and the environmental parameters. Moreover, it will compare the results before and after the lamps change from numerical simulations, and recommend the possible suggestions according to the Chinese National Standards (CNS) recommended lighting level. The main contribution of this study is that users can dispel the doubts about the investment benefits of lamps replacement and the sacrifices of the illumination of the field, as well as the lack of both the traditional lighting and the ambient lighting. In addition, the effectiveness of the proposed energy‐saving diagnosis method of scene lighting in comparison with a traditional lighting analysis method is verified by a specific restaurant case. The proposed novel lighting analysis can save 37% energy consumption and shorten 58.4% payback time than the traditional lighting analysis. Furthermore, this study analyzes 38 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Taiwan to explain the benefits of the proposed energy‐saving scene‐lighting diagnosis mechanism. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 38:e13058, 2019

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“…One constantly developing method, LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) has been developed over the last 20 years to generate a tool to report the environmental impact of human activities. Nowadays, it can be used in various fields of building assessment from building material and operation phase – energy consumption to apartment house and residential buildings . When LCA is applied to a building, the product studied is the building itself, and the assessment runs in previously determined system boundaries.…”

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Environmental impact assessment of building foundation in masonry family houses related to the total used building materials

Ondová

Estokova

2016

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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Analysis of the environmental impact of particular structures may be helpful for selecting building materials, with regard to the environmental performance of buildings in the early project phase. This paper focused on the environmental evaluation of building foundation materials used in eight masonry residential buildings. Environmental evaluation was based on calculation of the embodied energy, the global warming potential, and the acidification potential of building foundations. One kilogramme of built‐in foundation materials was responsible for emissions of 0.092 kg of greenhouse gases expressed by carbon dioxide (CO2) and for 0.3 g of acidification gases represented by sulphur dioxide (SO2). Embodied energy was calculated as equal to 1.14 MJ per one kilogramme of foundation materials and 832.2 MJ/m2 per building floor area. The foundation materials of houses contributed to the total environmental impact of the whole buildings by, on average, 15.0%, 22.8%, and 13.3% for embodied energy, global warming potential, and acidification potential, respectively. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 35: 1113–1120, 2016

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Comparison of pollution prevention assessments for the facilities with and without energy star certification

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Reducing the carbon footprint in the foundations structures of masonry family houses

Reducing the carbon footprint in the foundations structures of masonry family houses

Newly design energy‐saving diagnosis method of user‐side scene lighting

Environmental impact assessment of building foundation in masonry family houses related to the total used building materials

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