Sustainability indicators of a naturally ventilated photovoltaic façade system

Garraín, Daniel; Herrera, Israel; Rodríguez-Serrano, Irene; Lechón, Yolanda; Hepbaşlı, Arif; Araz, Mustafa; Bıyık, Emrah; Yao, Rumming; Shahrestani, Mehdi; Essah, Emmanuel; Shao, Li; Rico, Elena María Gómez; Lechón, Juan Luis; Oliveira, Armando C.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121946

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“…Papers in the category "Other" use methods that cannot be included in the rest of the groups. For example, Garrain et al [174] evaluated socioeconomic or environmental aspects of façade BIPV systems by analyzing their life cycle emissions and economic benefits. Another example for the category can be found in the work of Saretta et al [175].…”

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State of the Art of Technologies in Adaptive Dynamic Building Envelopes (ADBEs)

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The design of adaptive façades as complex systems that dynamically respond to weather conditions and occupants’ demands is rapidly increasing in modern constructions since they are highly energy efficient. Adaptive Dynamic Building Envelopes (ADBEs) exploit the benefits of technologies that manage the energy and mass transfer between building and outdoor environments actively and selectively. There is a wide range of technologies used in the design of ADBEs that differ from one another in terms of user controllability and the level of how active or passive their technologies are. This paper provides a systematic search in literature on the technologies devised in the ADBEs, specifying the most prevalent practices, and highlights the most cutting-edge research approximations. The analysis shows more than half of the studies use photovoltaics (PVs) in their design. Using mechanical ventilation and heat pumps were the next popular choices. Moreover, approximately half of the studies were carried out using simulation methods alone, whereas only 13% of studies couple simulations with experimental work. This highlights a clear gap in coupling digital modeling and simulation software with practical field testing and successful mass production.

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State of the Art of Technologies in Adaptive Dynamic Building Envelopes (ADBEs)

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“…Based on the social life cycle evaluation, the socioeconomic analysis and MRIO methods were combined and employed to study the impact of economic evaluation on social factors and estimate the production of goods and services, value-added creation, and employment opportunities. Garraín et al [171] evaluated the sustainability performance of a naturally ventilated photovoltaic curtain wall system, analyzing the socio-economic and environmental impact of an innovative plant. The socioeconomic effects were assessed by using the MRIO approach and were related to G & S production, value-added creation, and employment creation.…”

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Assessing the Life Cycle Sustainability of Solar Energy Production Systems: A Toolkit Review in the Context of Ensuring Environmental Performance Improvements

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In order to pursue clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient energy utilization and accelerate the development of new energy, sustainability is the necessary research. In recent decades, solar power generation has rapidly formed and been widely applied. Sustainability analysis is a key aspect that directly affects the construction of solar power projects when conducting solar power generation construction. This paper attempts to start with life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) and study the status quo of its three pillars (These three pillars include life cycle assessment, life cycle cost assessment, and social life cycle assessment) in the field of solar power generation. At the same time, the externality indicators are considered between pillars. In addition, the application of uncertainty analysis was studied during the analysis process to address the impact of various random factors. The conclusion shows that further research is needed to support this transition by integrating life cycle assessment, life cycle cost, and social life cycle assessment into LCSA for the evaluation. To improve the effectiveness of future research, studies should focus on fulfilling major data gaps in the literature such as the lack of detailed documentation for specific materials and background process choices in life cycle assessment databases. The development of solar power generation can be an important alternative in efforts to decrease climate change impacts and pursue cleaner energy sources in countries where solar energy is more easily available by integrating life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle cost (LCC), and social life cycle assessment (SLCA) into LCSA. The sustainable development of the solar power generation industry in terms of multiple aspects is supported.

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