MEBS6020 Sustainable Building Design

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Energy and Environmental Design (II)

1.  Life cycle assessment

2.  LCA process

3.  Examples of LCA

4.  Evaluation methods

5.  Limitations of LCA

(Powerpoint file in PDF format)

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Video Presentation:

• life cycle (0:29), http://youtu.be/x9NqzVWIeX4
  
• LCA: Intro To Life Cycle Assessment (1:39) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQTW7jjXVmE
• Life Cycle Assessment (4:01) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFVjbXCkBec
• Life Cycle Assessment as part of Strategic Sustainability for Product (3:03) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGhoInz-VUs

Web Links:

• Life cycle assessment, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_cycle_assessment
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Tool for Commercial Building Developments in Hong Kong [PDF]
• LCA software tools:
• Athena Impact Estimator for Buildings, http://www.athenasmi.org/
• ATHENA Impact Estimator for Buildings
• ATHENA EcoCalculator for Building Assemblies
• Life Cycle Assessment Software, http://calculatelca.com/
• BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) Online version (USA) www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees/
• GaBi, http://www.gabi-software.com
• Life Cycle Assessment Software GaBi 5 in five minutes (5:12), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFMeSp33Drk
• SimaPro, http://www.pre-sustainability.com/simapro-lca-software
• SimaPro Life Cycle Assessment Software (3:57), http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kboD7r8jbU0
• Life Cycle Assessment of Green Buildings http://me.hku.hk/bse/cpd/LCA-GB/
• Life Cycle Energy Analysis (LCEA) of Building Construction, http://www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/eng/pee/lceabc.shtml
• Selected example of LCA:
• Comparative LCA of 4 types of drinking cups used at events [PDF]
  

References:

• AIA, 2010. AIA Guide to Building Life Cycle Assessment in Practice, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, DC. [https://www.brikbase.org/sites/default/files/aiab082942.pdf]
• Athena Environmental impact estimator, Version 3.0.1 [AV 690 A86  CDROM]
• ISO 14040:2006 Environmental Management – Life Cycle Assessment –Principles and Framework [British standards online (via HKU Library)]
• ISO 14044:2006 Environmental Management – Life Cycle Assessment – Requirements and Guidelines [British standards online (via HKU Library)]

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| Created: Dec 2009 | Update: 23 Oct 2014 | By: cmhui@hku.hk |