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A Software Tool for a Stochastic Life Cycle Assessment and Costing of Buildings’ Energy Efficiency Measures

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  • Edoardo Baldoni

    (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, 41092 Seville, Spain)

  • Silvia Coderoni

    (Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, 29122 Piacenza, Italy)

  • Elisa Di Giuseppe

    (Department of Construction, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60121 Ancona, Italy)

  • Marco D’Orazio

    (Department of Construction, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60121 Ancona, Italy)

  • Roberto Esposti

    (Department of Economics and Social Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60121 Ancona, Italy)

  • Gianluca Maracchini

    (Department of Construction, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60121 Ancona, Italy)

Abstract

This article presents a novel software tool for the assessments of life-cycle environmental impacts and costs, which is aimed to support decision-making in the design phase of retrofit interventions in the building sector. By combining Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) calculations and functionalities, this tool allows evaluating the long-term trade-offs between economic and environmental performance of investment projects in energy efficiency for buildings, while accounting for uncertainties in input parameters and economic scenarios. A major novelty of the software tool is the stochastic nature of both the LCC and LCA dimensions. The LCA is implemented with Monte-Carlo methods, while the LCC accounts for the probabilistic interdependence of macroeconomic variables over time. The software also includes advanced specific tools for parametrization and sensitivity analysis. Exemplary applications are presented in order to illustrate the novelty and the functionalities of the software tool.

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  • Edoardo Baldoni & Silvia Coderoni & Elisa Di Giuseppe & Marco D’Orazio & Roberto Esposti & Gianluca Maracchini, 2021. "A Software Tool for a Stochastic Life Cycle Assessment and Costing of Buildings’ Energy Efficiency Measures," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(14), pages 1-24, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:14:p:7975-:d:595803
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    1. Baldoni, Edoardo & Coderoni, Silvia & D'Orazio, Marco & Di Giuseppe, Elisa & Esposti, Roberto, 2019. "The role of economic and policy variables in energy-efficient retrofitting assessment. A stochastic Life Cycle Costing methodology," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 129(C), pages 1207-1219.
    2. Elisa Di Giuseppe & Marco D’Orazio & Guangli Du & Claudio Favi & Sébastien Lasvaux & Gianluca Maracchini & Pierryves Padey, 2020. "A Stochastic Approach to LCA of Internal Insulation Solutions for Historic Buildings," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-35, February.
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