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Environmental impact assessment of building envelope components for low-rise buildings

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  • Žigart, Maja
  • Kovačič Lukman, Rebeka
  • Premrov, Miroslav
  • Žegarac Leskovar, Vesna

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The selection of building envelope components has a high impact on all the lifecycle phases of a building, from the environmental and energy perspectives, and plays a significant role in the design of sustainable buildings. This paper presents an environmental impact comparison of four different building structural systems widely used in the construction of energy efficient houses in Central Europe: reinforced concrete, brick, cross-laminated timber, and timber-frame panel construction. The basic properties of wall and roof components were determined according to the thermal transmittance equivalent, where their environmental performance using a lifecycle approach was assessed. The study reveals the environmental impacts of individual structural systems and alternative thermal insulation materials, as well as their impact share on environmental performance of building envelopes.

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  • Žigart, Maja & Kovačič Lukman, Rebeka & Premrov, Miroslav & Žegarac Leskovar, Vesna, 2018. "Environmental impact assessment of building envelope components for low-rise buildings," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 163(C), pages 501-512.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:163:y:2018:i:c:p:501-512
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.08.149
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