A5079046327- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance
- Concrete and Cement Materials Research
- Concrete Corrosion and Durability
- Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- BIM and Construction Integration
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Life Cycle Costing Analysis
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications
- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
- Sustainable Design and Development
- Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
- Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Green IT and Sustainability
- Energy Efficiency and Management
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Wood Treatment and Properties
- Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies
- Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
Graz University of Technology
2017-2025
KU Leuven
2023
Université de Sherbrooke
2019-2022
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
2019-2022
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
2013-2019
École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme
2019
Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta
2014
Universidade Católica de Pernambuco
2014
Institución Universitaria Colombo Americana
2014
Universidad Católica Redemptoris Mater
2014
Buildings are major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and contributors to the climate crisis. To meet climate-change mitigation needs, one must go beyond operational energy consumption related GHG buildings address their full life cycle. This study investigates global trends arising across cycle by systematically compiling analysing more than 650 assessment (LCA) case studies. The results, presented for different performance classes based on a final sample 238 cases, show clear...
<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"> The increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings has motivated specialists develop low-carbon products incorporating bio-based materials. impact of these materials is often evaluated through life-cycle assessment (LCA), but there no clear consensus on how model the biogenic carbon released or absorbed during their life-cycle. This study investigates and compares existing methods used for...
Buildings constructed today need to be nearly-zero energy/emission buildings (nZEB) during operation. Amongst strategies meet today's nZEB performance requirements are passive building concepts. However, it is unclear which degree such concepts aid achieve net-zero carbon targets. To address this research gap, we conduct a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the concept '2226' based on its original prototype office in Austria. We deploy quantity takeoff and measured end-energy demand calculate...
Abstract Purpose Bio-based insulation materials are one of the most promising solutions for reducing environmental impacts building envelopes. Among these materials, benefits mycelium-based have merely been investigated, despite their technical and thermal properties. In this paper, we perform a first prospective cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment (LCA) composite blocks. Methods An attributional cradle-to-gate LCA laboratory production composites was performed, including 11 impact...
Refurbishment is one of the most important measures for reducing environmental impacts construction sector in near future. According to life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology buildings, refurbishment should be assessed within whole building and reflected separate modules. However, practice, often treated as beginning a new cycle. This leads difficulties correctly assessing components that are reused or recycled after refurbishment. The division building's into two cycles indicates must...
In order to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of buildings, literature has investigated many strategies tackle operational emissions, which are traditionally largest contributor overall emissions. As a result, embodied gaining increased attention, not only due decrease in relative share but also material needs, e.g. use additional thermal insulation buildings. Some these strategies, such as decarbonisation energy grid, could help building materials. The objective this paper is...
Building stock modeling can be used to identify trajectories that do not exceed the remaining carbon budget and support science-based pathways. A systematic approach is from field of prospective life-cycle assessment, which based on systems thinking, develop scenarios for Austrian building consider greenhouse gas emissions. The influential parameters model are identified; their interactions classified; quantitative future assumptions adopted; five scenario narratives created. maximum...
Abstract Purpose A detailed assessment of the environmental impacts building requires a substantial amount data that is time- and effort-consuming. However, limitation system boundary to certain materials components can provide misleading impact calculation. In order calculate error gap between simplified assessments, purpose this article present calculation by including in boundary, technical, electrical equipment. Method To end, laboratory research situated Graz-Austria are assessed...
The building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) applied to buildings requires collecting and organizing large quantities of data over all life cycles. To overcome specific difficulties related the system boundaries definition cycle inventory stages, literature recognizes that systematic decomposition methods (SBDM) can be used classify components, elements materials, as well increase reliability transparency LCA results, particularly for embodied carbon other environmental impacts. In this paper...
Robust carbon reduction strategies are needed to meet climate targets, especially for emissions from building materials. Although research has shown that the production of materials can be influenced by local conditions, such as energy mix, impact regionalization on embodied buildings not yet been fully explored. In this paper, we investigate inventory life cycle assessment and its influence GHG strategies. This is performed first developing a consistent, automated reproducible method...
Abstract When addressing concrete carbonation as a carbon mitigation option, studies leave out the effect that temporal difference between CO 2 emissions and uptake happening throughout concrete’s life cycle have on climate change. In this study, role played by potential is investigated through dynamic assessment, to properly position release. The balance in structures built demolished from 2018 2050 modelled case study. due crushed over 9% of cumulative global warming manufacturing. It...
Abstract Building stock models can provide information on the current and future environmental impacts of buildings. Therefore, these are useful tools for identifying trajectories that compatible with objectives Paris Agreement. However, often lack detail, which lead to underestimations actual national building stocks, resulting in misinformed decision‐making. This study presents steps needed create an archetype‐based bottom‐up model uses Python Brightway2. Prospective assessments, including...
Abstract Purpose It is challenging for practitioners to navigate through the multitude of life cycle assessment (LCA) approaches due rich literature and a lack systematisation. The LCA flexibility allowed by standards results in applications and, as referred previous works, an “alphabet soup”. This paper proposes scheme clearer classification currently used approaches, with consideration 4-stage framework coming from standards. Methods systematisation was first established research serving...