scholarly journals Exploring the current challenges and emerging approaches in whole building life cycle assessment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibo Feng ◽  
Kasun KN Hewage ◽  
Rehan Sadiq
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
Structure Complexity ◽  
Building Life Cycle ◽  
Significant Attention ◽  
Critical Literature ◽  
Goal And Scope ◽  
Goal And Scope Definition

The environmental impacts of building stock has received significant attention as buildings release one third of total greenhouse gas emissions. Whole-building life cycle assessment (WBLCA) has become a trend to address this limitation by ensuring best environmental performance of a building However, the current WBLCA development faces many challenges which makes it hard to create reliable and comparable results. The study aims to conduct a critical literature review to summarize the current challenges on WBLCA applications, and the emerging approaches that might address these challenges. Three main challenges are listed: variances on goal and scope definition, building structure complexity, and varieties on LCA database and methods. Emerging approaches are also presented to address these challenges including integration of BIM into WBLCA and EPD applications in impact assessments. Findings of this study could support researchers and decision makers with the most popular approaches to conduct WBLCA and achieve reliable outputs.

scholarly journals Analisis sumber utama emisi gas rumah kaca pada perkebunan kelapa sawit dengan pendekatan life cycle assessment

2019 ◽  
pp. 318-330
Author(s):  
Danang Harimurti ◽  
Hariyadi Hariyadi ◽  
E Noor
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle Impact Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle Inventory ◽  
Scope Definition ◽  
Life Cycle Interpretation ◽  
Life Cycle Impact ◽  
Goal And Scope ◽  
Goal And Scope Definition

Perkembangan perkebunan kelapa sawit di Indonesia mengalami peningkatan pesat. Dibalik perkembangan pesat komoditas kelapa sawit, bermunculan masalah dan isu negatif mengenai perkebunan kelapa sawit sebagai penyebab kerusakan lingkungan dan peningkatan emisi Gas Rumah Kaca (GRK). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis emisi GRK yang ditimbulkan dari kegiatan perkebunan kelapa sawit dengan menggunakan metode Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). LCA adalah suatu metode untuk melakukan analisis dan evaluasi secara menyeluruh dari dampak lingkungan dalam siklus hidupnya. Tahapan metode LCA adalah goal and scope definition, life cycle inventory, life cycle impact assessment, dan life cycle interpretation. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa emisi GRK yang ditimbulkan dalam kegiatan perkebunan kelapa sawit selama 1 siklus berbeda-beda. Emisi GRK yang ditimbulkan pada fase TM (umur tanaman >3 tahun) menjadi yang terbesar dengan rata-rata 1887,64 kg CO2-eq/Ha, sementara emisi GRK pada fase TBM (umur tanaman 0-3 tahun) sebesar 989,63 kg CO2-eq/Ha. Sumber terbesar penyumbang emisi berasal dari kegiatan pemupukan. Pada fase TM, kegiatan pemupukan menyumbang emisi GRK sebesar 920,22 kg CO2-eq/Ha dengan jenis pupuk paling dominan menyumbang emisi GRK adalah pupuk urea dan MOP yaitu sebesar 369,67 kg CO2-eq/Ha dan 179,56 kg CO2-eq/Ha.

Life cycle assessment of dairy farms

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fierly Muhammad Taufiq ◽  
Tri Padmi ◽  
dan Benno Rahardyan
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Liquid Waste ◽  
Inventory Analysis ◽  
Iso 14040 ◽  
Function Unit ◽  
Maintenance Systems ◽  
Local Farmers ◽  
Goal And Scope ◽  
Goal And Scope Definition

AbstractIn 2013 the population of dairy cattle in Indonesia had reached 636,000 head with a 4.61% growth rate per year. The inputs were energy, water, and feed. These inputs produced outputs, such as emissions, solid waste and liquid waste. This research compared the maintenance systems in modern farms and local farms. The data were collected from 30 local farmers and one modern farm. This research used the life cycle assessment (LCA) method. LCA is based on ISO 14040. LCA consists of several stages: the goal and scope definition, inventory analysis, impact assessment, and interpretation. This research used the cradle to gate concept and fat corrected milk (FCM) as the function unit. The impacts of these activities could generate global warming potential (GWP), acidification potential (AP), and eutrophication potential (EP). The calculations showed that the systems in local farms had the greatest emissions result over all impacts. In the case of local farms, the GWP was 2.34 kg CO

A taxonomy for Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (WBLCA)

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-205
Author(s):  
Barbara X. Rodriguez ◽  
Kathrina Simonen ◽  
Monica Huang ◽  
Catherine De Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Building Life Cycle ◽  
Global Carbon ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Goal And Scope

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of common parameters in existing tools that provide guidance to carry out Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (WBLCA) and proposes a new taxonomy, a catalogue of parameters, for the definition of the goal and scope (G&S) in WBLCA. Design/methodology/approach A content analysis approach is used to identify, code and analyze parameters in existing WBLCA tools. Finally, a catalogue of parameters is organized into a new taxonomy. Findings In total, 650 distinct parameter names related to the definition of G&S from 16 WBLCAs tools available in North America, Europe and Australia are identified. Building on the analysis of existing taxonomies, a new taxonomy of 54 parameters is proposed in order to describe the G&S of WBLCA. Research limitations/implications The analysis of parameters in WBLCA tools does not include Green Building Rating Systems and is only limited to tools available in English. Practical implications This research is crucial in life cycle assessment (LCA) method harmonization and to serve as a stepping stone to the identification and categorization of parameters that could contribute to WBLCA comparison necessary to meet current global carbon goals. Social implications The proposed taxonomy enables architecture, engineering and construction practitioners to contribute to current WBLCA practice. Originality/value A study of common parameters in existing tools contributes to identifying the type of data that is required to describe buildings and contribute to build a standardized framework for LCA reporting, which would facilitate consistency across future studies and can serve as a checklist for practitioners when conducting the G&S stage of WBLCA.

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