期刊
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
卷 88, 期 -, 页码 43-51出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.025
关键词
Life cycle assessment; LCA; Target value design; Sustainable target value; Sustainable building; Energy efficient building
资金
- 20th AEC Global Teamwork class
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [1334083] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn
- Directorate For Engineering [1453881] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Buildings are the largest consumer of energy and greatest contributor to climate change in the United States consuming approximately half of energy produced and contributing close to half of greenhouse gas emissions. Building designers, contractors, and owners currently have few methods to effectively control a building's life cycle energy and environmental impacts during the design phase. Managing and reducing these impacts during design requires rapid information turnaround and decision-making. When left unconsidered, poor environmental design decisions leave potential design value uncaptured. This research combines life cycle assessment (LCA) and target value design (TVD) to rapidly produce more sustainable building designs. By establishing site-specific sustainability targets and using dynamically-updating life cycle assessments, this research demonstrates that buildings can be designed to perform at higher environmental standards than those designed without a target in place. The research also offers unique opportunities to analyze the tradeoffs between design and operational decisions. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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