GHG emissions from building renovation versus new-build: incentives from assessment methods

Autor: Regitze Kjær Zimmermann, Zoé Barjot, Freja Nygaard Rasmussen, Tove Malmqvist, Matti Kuittinen, Harpa Birgisdottir

Publikováno v: Buildings & Cities, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 274–291-274–291 (2023)

A variety of life cycle assessment (LCA) calculation methods and rules exist in European countries for building performance evaluation based on new-build. However, the increased focus on the retention and renovation of the existing building stock rai

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Low- carbon design strategies for new residential buildings – lessons from architectural practice

Autor: Freja Nygaard Rasmussen, Morten Birkved, Harpa Birgisdottir

Publikováno v: Rasmussen, F N, Birkved, M & Birgisdóttir, H 2020, ' Low-carbon design strategies for new residential buildings–lessons from architectural practice ', Architectural Engineering and Design Management, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 374-390 . https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2020.1747385
Rasmussen, F N, Birkved, M & Birgisdottir, H 2020, ' Low-carbon design strategies for new residential buildings : Lessons from architectural practice ', Architectural Engineering and Design Management, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 374-390 . https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2020.1747385

This study presents the environmental life cycle assessment of four low carbon design strategies applied in Danish, architectural practice. The subject of analysis is a set of five buildings erected within the same constrictions in terms of floor are

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https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2020.1747385

Embodied GHG Emissions of Wooden Buildings—Challenges of Biogenic Carbon Accounting in Current LCA Methods

Autor: Guillaume Habert, Freja Nygaard Rasmussen, Harpa Birgisdottir, Camilla Marlene Ernst Andersen

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Built Environment, 7
Frontiers in Built Environment, Vol 7 (2021)
Andersen, C M E, Rasmussen, F N, Habert, G & Birgisdottir, H 2021, ' Embodied GHG Emissions of Wooden Buildings — Challenges of Biogenic Carbon Accounting in Current LCA Methods ', Frontiers in Built Environment Front. Built Environ., vol. 7, 729096 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.729096

Buildings play a vital role in reaching the targets stated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Increasing the use of wood in construction is a proposed upcoming strategy to reduce the embodied gree

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/506005

LCA benchmarks for residential buildings in Northern Italy and Denmark – learnings from comparing two different contexts

Autor: Sara Ganassali, Regitze Kjær Zimmermann, Andrea Campioli, Monica Lavagna, Freja Nygaard Rasmussen, Harpa Birgisdottir

Publikováno v: Rasmussen, F N, Ganassali, S, Zimmermann, R K, Lavagna, M, Campioli, A & Birgisdottir, H 2019, ' LCA benchmarks for residential buildings in Northern Italy and Denmark-Learnings from comparing two different contexts ', Building Research and Information, vol. 47, no. 7, pp. 833-849 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2019.1613883

This study provides LCA reference benchmarks for residential buildings in Northern Italy andDenmark. Furthermore, the benchmark derivation process is analysed to highlight the trade-offsthat relate to the methodological choices made by benchmark deve

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https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2019.1613883

BIM-Based Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings—An Investigation of Industry Practice and Needs

Autor: Regitze Kjær Zimmermann, Harpa Birgisdottir, Simone Bruhn

Publikováno v: Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 5455, p 5455 (2021)
Sustainability
Volume 13
Issue 10
Zimmermann, R K, Bruhn, S & Birgisdottir, H 2021, ' BIM-Based Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings—An Investigation of Industry Practice and Needs ', Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 10, 5455 . https://doi.org/10.3390/su13105455

The climate debate necessitates reducing greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. A common and standardized method of assessing this is life cycles assessment (LCA)
however, time and costs are a barrier. Large efficiency potentials are associate

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https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/10/5455