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<i>Purpose</i> The objective of the paper is to discuss the role of a new guidance
document for life cycle assessment (LCA) in the construction sector available as an
online InfoHub.<br></br>
<i>Methods</i> This InfoHub derives from the EeBGuide European project that aimed
at developing a guidance document for energy-efficient building LCA studies. The InfoHub
is built on reference documents such as the ISO 14040-44 standards, the EN 15804 and
EN 15978 standards as well as the ILCD Handbook. The guidance document was filled
with expertise and knowledge of several experts. The focus was put on providing scientifically
sound, yet practical guidance.<br></br>
<i>Results</i> The EeBGuide InfoHub is an online guidance document, setting rules
for conducting LCA studies and giving instructions on how to do this. The document
has a section on buildings—new and existing—and a section on construction products.
It is structured according to the life cycle stages of the European standards EN 15804
and EN 15978, covering all aspects of LCA studies by applying provisions from these
standards and the ILCD handbook, wherever applicable. The guidance is presented for
different scopes of studies by means of three study types. For the same system boundaries,
default values are proposed in early or quick assessment (screening and simplified
LCA) while detailed calculation rules correspond to a complete LCA. Such approach
is intended to better match the user needs in the building sector.<br></br>
<i>Conclusions and recommendations</i> This paper can be viewed as a contribution
to the ongoing efforts to improve the consistency and harmonisation in LCA studies
for building products and buildings. Further contributions are now needed to improve
building LCA guidance and to strengthen links between research, standardisation and
implementation of LCA in the construction practice. |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/812037 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/812038 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/812039 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/812040 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/812041 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/812042 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/816456 |
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Lasvaux, Sébastien; Gantner, Johannes; Wittstock, Bastian; Bazzana, Manuel; Schiopu,
Nicoleta; Saunders, Tom; Gazulla, Cristina; Mundy, Jo Ann; Sjöström, Christer; Fullana-i-Palmer,
Pere; Barrow-Williams, Tim; Braune, Anna; Anderson, Jane ; Lenz, Katrin; Takacs, Zsoka;
Hans, Julien and Chevalier, Jacques (2014). Achieving consistency in life cycle assessment
practice within the European construction sector: the role of the EeBGuide InfoHub.
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 19(11) pp. 1783–1793. |
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Lasvaux, Sébastien; Gantner, Johannes; Wittstock, Bastian; Bazzana, Manuel; Schiopu,
Nicoleta; Saunders, Tom; Gazulla, Cristina; Mundy, Jo Ann; Sjöström, Christer; Fullana-i-Palmer,
Pere; Barrow-Williams, Tim; Braune, Anna; Anderson, Jane ; Lenz, Katrin; Takacs, Zsoka;
Hans, Julien and Chevalier, Jacques (2014). Achieving consistency in life cycle assessment
practice within the European construction sector: the role of the EeBGuide InfoHub.
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 19(11) pp. 1783–1793. |
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Achieving consistency in life cycle assessment practice within the European construction
sector: the role of the EeBGuide InfoHub |
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