Life Cycle Assessment of embodied and operational energy for a passive housing block in Austria

Iva Kovacic, Julia Reisinger and Meliha Honic

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018, vol. 82, issue P2, 1774-1786

Abstract: The creation of a sustainable built environment is related not only to energy-efficient construction but also to the efficient use of materials, in order to minimise environmental impacts and avoid further depletion of natural resources. However, “passive” or “zero-energy” buildings, which optimise operational energy, require additional materials (e.g. insulation) or the installation of technologies (e.g. mechanical ventilation) which further increase the embodied energy of the building and related environmental emissions.

Keywords: Energy efficiency; GWP; PEI; Resources efficiency; Materials (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.07.058

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