Simulation of energy and mass flows of buildings during their life cycle.

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Kohler N, Klingele M, Heitz S, et al
air flow, building material, simulation
Year:
1997
Bibliographic info:
France, Centre Scientifique et Technique du Batiment, proceedings of the Second International Conference on Buildings and the Environment, held Paris, June 9-12 1997, Volume 1, pp 41-48.

The LCA methodology [SETAC] is applied to buildings. The system limits, functional units and allocation principles are explained. Inventories have been established for 150 buildings materials and linked to the ECOINVENT database. Buildings are described on the basis of specifications which are aggregated to (cost planning)-elements. There is a catalogue of several hundred elements. Energy needs, costs and environmental impact are calculated simultaneously. Different views are possible (type of Impact. life time phase, element). The life cycle is simulated through a periodic replacement model. The LCA method is actually integrated into cost planning and CAD tools

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