Life-cycle analysis as an indicator for impact assessment in sustainable building certification system : the case of Swedish building market
| Autor: | Xingxing Zhang, Samer Quintana, Suheyla Turk |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION
Impact assessment 020209 energy LCA Green buildings Energy Engineering 02 engineering and technology Certification 010501 environmental sciences Environmental economics Human health indicators 01 natural sciences Energy engineering Energiteknik BREEAM SE LEED Miljobyggnad 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Popis: | This paper assesses the prevailing sustainable building certification systems in Sweden, based on a critical analysis of their characterization for human and environmental impacts through the integration of life-cycle analysis. The aim of this study is to compare sustainable building certifications systems in terms of their assessment categories. In the Swedish market, BREEAM SE, LEED, Green Buildings and Miljobyggnad are the most used building certifications. Therefore, their guidelines are reviewed to evaluate which of them has comprehensively included human health indicators. This research presents useful information for transforming existing and developing future sustainable building certification systems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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