Life cycle embodied, operational and mobility-related energy and greenhouse gas emissions analysis of a green development in Melbourne, Australia

Alejandro Lara Allende and André Stephan

Applied Energy, 2022, vol. 305, issue C, No S0306261921012022

Abstract: At least 40% of total greenhouse gas emissions are related to the built environment, mostly because of energy coming from fossil fuels. In response, developments with an improved energy efficiency (e.g. so-called ‘green’ or ‘net-zero energy’ developments) have been built. Despite reductions in operational energy use in ‘green’ developments, previous studies have identified trade-offs in terms of embodied energy in construction materials and sometimes transport energy associated with the mobility of building users.

Keywords: Life cycle assessment; Neighbourhood; Embodied energy; Embodied carbon; Transport energy; Planning policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117886

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