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
  

References:

• AIA, 2010. AIA Guide to Building Life Cycle Assessment in Practice, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, DC. https://www.aia.org/resources/7961-building-life-cycle-assessment-in-practice
  
• LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) Training Kit Material https://www.lifecycleinitiative.org/resources/training/lca-life-cycle-assessment-training-kit-material/
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) – Complete Beginner's Guide https://ecochain.com/knowledge/life-cycle-assessment-lca-guide/

Web Links:

• Life Cycle Boundary http://cejcheng.people.ust.hk/ec/methodologyLCB.html
  
• Athena Sustainable Materials Institute http://www.athenasmi.org
• LCA software tools:
• Athena Environmental impact estimator, Version 3.0.1 [AV 690 A86  CDROM] http://www.athenasmi.org/
• ATHENA Impact Estimator for Buildings
• ATHENA EcoCalculator for Building Assemblies
• Life Cycle Assessment Software http://calculatelca.com/
• Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES) https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/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 https://simapro.com/ | http://www.pre.nl/simapro.html
  
• SimaPro Life Cycle Assessment Software (3:57) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kboD7r8jbU0
• 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: 18 Jun 2020 |