The life cycle carbon footprint of refurbished and new buildings – A systematic review of case studies

Yair Schwartz, Rokia Raslan and Dejan Mumovic

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018, vol. 81, issue P1, 231-241

Abstract: CO2 is emitted throughout the lifespan of buildings—from construction through to operation, and eventually, demolition. Life Cycle Carbon Footprint calculations (LCCF) can be employed to provide useful evaluation metrics for the analysis and comparison of their environmental impact. This paper brings together, for the first time, a systematic review of the LCCF of 251 case study buildings from 19 different countries. This review focuses on the comparison of the LCCF of refurbished and newly constructed buildings, through the synthesis of the overall outcomes of these studies, to identify whether refurbishment or replacement design alternatives achieve better performance.

Keywords: Life cycle carbon footprint; Buildings refurbishment; Building reuse; Building environmental impact; Life cycle analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.07.061

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