Development of a depletion indicator for natural resources used in concrete

Habert, Guillaume; Bouzidi, Youcef; Chen, C.; Jullien, Agnès

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.09.002

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“…This is due to the calculation method (Guiné e et al, 2002) that considers stock of natural bulk resources such as sand, gravel, limestone or clays as infinite. Different results would be obtained with a calculation mode including the local stock availability of resources rather than a global one (Habert et al, 2009).…”

Section: Influence Of the Different Sub-systems On The Environmental mentioning

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Environmental impact of cement production: detail of the different processes and cement plant variability evaluation

Chen¹,

Habert²,

Bouzidi³

et al. 2010

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Environmental impact of cement production: detail of the different processes and cement plant variability evaluation

Chen¹,

Habert²,

Bouzidi³

et al. 2010

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…Habert et al [64] also criticized the methodology used for life cycle assessments of bulk materials used in buildings. Their concern is concentrated on state-pressure environmental indicators [65].…”

Section: Life Cycle Zero Energy Buildingsmentioning

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Sustainable Buildings: An Ever Evolving Target

2011

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Environmental considerations have called for new developments in building technologies to bridge the gap between this need for lower impacts on the environment and ever increasing comfort. These developments were generally directed at the reduction of the energy consumption during operations. While this was indeed a mandatory first step, complete environmental life cycle analysis raises new questions. For instance, for a typical low thermal energy consumption building, the embodied energy of construction materials now becomes an important component of the environmental footprint. In addition, the usual practice in life cycle analysis now appears to call for some adaptation-due to variable parameters in time-to be implemented successfully in building analysis. These issues bring new challenges to reach the goal of integrated design, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of sustainable buildings.

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“…It would be relevant, in further studies, to include the latest developments in impact assessment methods, such as the water scarcity indicator (Pfister et al, 2009). We can also wonder whether the current LCIA indicators correctly assess the environmental impacts of the construction sector (e.g., assessing the construction sector's consumption and depletion based on the local accessibility of resources) (Habert et al, 2010). Similarly, the two components describing ecotoxicity and mineral resource depletion are more difficult to describe with a single elementary flow.…”

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