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Rapid Environmental Assessment of Buildings: Linking Environmental and Cost Estimating Databases

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  • Marie Nehasilová

    (University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB), Czech Technical University in Prague, 273 43 Buštěhrad, Czech Republic
    Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 166 29 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Antonín Lupíšek

    (University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB), Czech Technical University in Prague, 273 43 Buštěhrad, Czech Republic
    Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 166 29 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Petra Lupíšková Coufalová

    (DEKPROJEKT s.r.o., 108 28 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Tomáš Kupsa

    (DEKPROJEKT s.r.o., 108 28 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Jakub Veselka

    (University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB), Czech Technical University in Prague, 273 43 Buštěhrad, Czech Republic
    Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 166 29 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Barbora Vlasatá

    (University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB), Czech Technical University in Prague, 273 43 Buštěhrad, Czech Republic
    Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, 182 00 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Julie Železná

    (University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB), Czech Technical University in Prague, 273 43 Buštěhrad, Czech Republic
    Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 166 29 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Pavla Kunová

    (University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB), Czech Technical University in Prague, 273 43 Buštěhrad, Czech Republic
    Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 166 29 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Martin Volf

    (University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings (UCEEB), Czech Technical University in Prague, 273 43 Buštěhrad, Czech Republic
    Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 166 29 Prague, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Life cycle assessment (LCA) has become an important part of building design optimization. Design studios need tools that make the LCA of buildings faster and simple, and provide results that allow comparison between variants. The objective of this study was to show the possibility of LCA data integration into the existing building design tool, the DEK Building Library, which is already widely used in the Czech Republic, by connecting it to 1200 items of the largest Czech cost-estimating database, and the application of this connection into building information modeling (BIM) tools. This process also included the large-scale adaptation of 160 relevant LCA data. The main result was obtained using EnviBIM, a freely accessible BIM plugin, as well as a web interface that allows users to receive cradle-to-gate environmental impacts of DEK Building Library elements. Additionally, a semi-automated algorithms system for different groups of building materials and elements named EnviDataGenerator was developed in MS Excel, which enables the consistent linking of LCA data to the cost-estimating database items. This allows EnviBIM extensions and upgrades. The EnviBIM module was validated using case studies of three buildings modeled in ArchiCAD and REVIT. The difference in results compared to the manual calculation was 3.1% to 10.9%, which was considered a success.

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  • Marie Nehasilová & Antonín Lupíšek & Petra Lupíšková Coufalová & Tomáš Kupsa & Jakub Veselka & Barbora Vlasatá & Julie Železná & Pavla Kunová & Martin Volf, 2022. "Rapid Environmental Assessment of Buildings: Linking Environmental and Cost Estimating Databases," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-20, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:17:p:10928-:d:904117
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