Open AccessA case-based study on the use of life cycle assessment and life cycle costing in the building industry
Author(s) -
Catherine Collin,
G. Olesen,
A. Qvist Secher
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/323/1/012163
Subject(s) - life cycle costing , life cycle assessment , certification , process (computing) , activity based costing , engineering , resource (disambiguation) , product life cycle management , environmental impact assessment , resource efficiency , architectural engineering , manufacturing engineering , operations management , construction engineering , computer science , business , production (economics) , accounting , mechanical engineering , economics , management , macroeconomics , computer network , ecology , biology , operating system
The environmental impact of human activities has been a concern for engineers and architects for centuries, from limitation of energy and raw materials to predicting future energy and resource demands. This review demonstrates how life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) tools can be used to support design decisions in the building industry throughout the design process. The study is primarily based on DGNB certification projects in Denmark conducted by the engineering consultancy company Ramboll and focuses on how LCA and LCC tools can be used in the early design stages to quantify decision making and how tools are used in the final stages of a certification process to verify the building geometry with regard to life cycle costs and environmental impacts.