Tool for life cycle analysis of facade-systems for industrial buildings

Kovačić, Iva; Waltenbereger, Linus; Gourlis, Georgios

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.10.063

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“…However, the studies related to sustainability concept vs BIM platform indicate that there is still a gap for integrated solutions, especially regarding the whole certification process. Among the barriers to full integration, the most proeminent are the lack of functional tools and the complex structure of the existing ones [15], [16]. Thus, it is important to develop a supporting method which facilitates the sustainable project decisions provided by BIM software for an integrated BIM and environmental data model [5].…”

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“…Such tools are considered to be difficult to handle, requiring a certain level of expertise and lots of comprehensive data in order to come to an applicable result, along with being overly time demanding for the decision stage. In order to empower design and construction of environemtal-efficient building facilities, it is necessary to develop design-centred methods and tools for integrated LCA, which are easily applicable in the early design stages [16], [17].…”

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“…LCA in construction is most frequently applied for the environmental performance improvement of building materials, and detailed environmental impacts assessment along the phases of manufacturing, construction, operation and end-of-life has been carried out for specific materials [16]. LCA studies are often used to support comparisons among different construction products with similar functions or among different systems that provide the same service.…”

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Methodological Discussion of Insertion and Exportation of Lca Data Embedded in Bim Elements

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Fabrício

2017

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology can be used to quantify, in the design phase, the impacts of a product throughout its life cycle and to determine which building components have the highest potential impacts. However, such a method has often been avoided due to the need for detailed input data and the complexity of the available tools. For that reason, although LCA is increasingly present in the construction sector demands, professionals continuously pursue new ways to incorporate such methodology to the building design and construction processes, as simple and uncomplicated as possible. A promising possibility is the incorporation of building systems LCA data in the BIM software tools. Numerous limitations of BIM-based LCA have been identified over the years. For instance, the complexity of LCA software tools, particularly as regards the data input and interpretation of results, and the interoperability issues, all need to be overcome. Once BIM models are composed of smart objects, which represent construction elements with encapsulated intelligence, they are expected to be where LCA data could be applied. In this paper a conceptual and methodological discussion will be developed on the practical possibilities of inclusion and export of LCA data embedded in BIM elements, focusing on Autodesk Revit software and its features. Such a discussion will take place by exploiting technological possibilities of such software and evaluating the possibilities of development and modification of parametric elements and families, as well as the further export potential of such embedded LCA information. The main goal is the construction of a robust theoretical framework that will precede the future development of a methodological BIM-LCA integration tool by the exploitation of the features available in the existing software.

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Methodological Discussion of Insertion and Exportation of Lca Data Embedded in Bim Elements

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“…Las más utilizadas son SimaPro y GaBi [16], incluso algunas basadas en hojas de cálculo aplicadas a análisis de fachadas como EEFA [17].…”

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Enviromental impact comparative tool based on life cycle assesment = Herramienta comparativa de impacto ambiental basada en método de análisis de ciclo de vida

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2017

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The Life Cycle Assesment LCA is a method used to quantify the environmental impact of a product or service along their life cycle. The tool offered is based on the LCA and will provide an easier and a visual comparative report to assess the impacts generated by two different facade's construction solutions. The source of the results are feed from a database composed of data from the Environmental Product Declaration which is a mechanism used for environmental communication. The Environmental Product Declaration is the most prestigious and well recognized mechanism due to the objectivity incurred on the data collection process. The tool enables selecting various facade's configurations through the combination of different layers. It was decided not to evaluate the actual environmental impacts with the aim of building a decision making tool where the technician will be able to go in depth for the specific impact of each material and identify and approach the important focal points using the comparative report. The LCA simplified tools represent a compromise for a precise evaluation, but it will be necessary to be realistic and transparent about their limits as stated at the end of the paper. Enviromental impacts, Sustainability, Life cycle assessment, Building assessment tools, Façade comparative assessment INTRODUCTIONL a industria de la construcción es una de las que más recursos naturales emplea, tanto renovables como no renovables. Se estima que el 41% del consumo de energía y el 35% de las emisiones de gases son debidos a las edificaciones, solo en Europa. La UE, comprometida con los objetivos fijados en el Protocolo de Kioto, debe lograr reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en al menos un 50% para el año 2050 [1].Es imprescindible que la construcción llegue a ser sostenible. Se ha avanzado en materia de gestión de residuos y conservación de la energía, ya reconocidos en la normativa  It is based on LCA with database composed of EPD. Appropriate to assess building systems. Use of BIM tools in the construction stage is minor. There is a development of limits that this tool is facing.C. Jiménez-Gámez, "Enviromental impact comparative tool based on life cycle assesment".

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“…The method of life cycle assessment has become extensively used in applications ranging from power plants with integrated carbon capture and storage (Gładysz and Zię bik, 2015), and membrane-based carbon capture and storage (Troy et al, 2016) through to iron and steel production (Olmez et al, 2016), perfume production (Martinez-Guido et al, 2016), bio-oil production from fast pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction of oil palm empty fruit bunch , to facade-systems of industrial buildings (Kovacic et al, 2016). For assessing the environmental impact of cement production, Mikul ci c et al (2016c) employed emergy and ecological footprint analysis to analyze several cement manufacturing processes, and showed the advantages of relying on multiple environmental indicators as these provide a better overview of the sustainability of cement production.…”

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A holistic approach to sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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Tool for life cycle analysis of facade-systems for industrial buildings

Cited by 52 publications

References 28 publications

Methodological Discussion of Insertion and Exportation of Lca Data Embedded in Bim Elements

Methodological Discussion of Insertion and Exportation of Lca Data Embedded in Bim Elements

Enviromental impact comparative tool based on life cycle assesment = Herramienta comparativa de impacto ambiental basada en método de análisis de ciclo de vida

A holistic approach to sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems

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