Petrovic, Bojana, Jonn Are Myhren, Xingxing Zhang, Marita Wallhagen, and Ola Eriksson. "Life Cycle Assessment of Building Materials for a Single-family House in Sweden". Energy Procedia. https://www.sciencedirect.com/... (Contributed by Gregory Autin).
Gregory Autin | April 12, 2022
This study demonstrates the environmental impact of building materials from production and construction, including transport, replacement and deconstruction, for a single-family house in Sweden. It focused on building materials, materials transport, replacement of essential construction materials, and the environmental impacts of the materials through the building whole life cycle. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) provided the data basis for the life cycle assessment (LCA) used to assess the relationship between alternative materials and building energy performance. The results show that the concrete building slab contributed the most construction CO₂ emissions while the wood frame and cellulose insulation have low environmental impact.
