TY - GEN
T1 - Development of Life-Cycle Based Strategies Towards Buildings With a Positive Ecological Footprint Using Thermal Building Simulations
AU - Vollmer, Michael
AU - Harter, Hannes
AU - Theilig, Kathrin
AU - Kierdorf, Daniel
AU - Lang, Werner
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© International Building Performance Simulation Association, 2022
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The goal of this study is to develop life cycle based implementation strategies for the realization of buildings with a positive ecological footprint (EF). Since there is no methodological approach existing which covers this topic, first a method was developed to calculate the ecological land demand of buildings (the area required for ecological compensation of the buildings' emissions - construction, operation and disposal). The developed method takes the actual compensation capabilities of habitats into account and links the life cycle assessment (LCA) results to those capabilities. With this approach an estimation of the EF is made possible. Even with applying optimization algorithms an eco-positive building was not achieved. Therefore, further approaches need to be investigated.
AB - The goal of this study is to develop life cycle based implementation strategies for the realization of buildings with a positive ecological footprint (EF). Since there is no methodological approach existing which covers this topic, first a method was developed to calculate the ecological land demand of buildings (the area required for ecological compensation of the buildings' emissions - construction, operation and disposal). The developed method takes the actual compensation capabilities of habitats into account and links the life cycle assessment (LCA) results to those capabilities. With this approach an estimation of the EF is made possible. Even with applying optimization algorithms an eco-positive building was not achieved. Therefore, further approaches need to be investigated.
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U2 - 10.26868/25222708.2021.30531
DO - 10.26868/25222708.2021.30531
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85151572679
T3 - Building Simulation Conference Proceedings
SP - 285
EP - 292
BT - BS 2021 - Proceedings of Building Simulation 2021
A2 - Saelens, Dirk
A2 - Laverge, Jelle
A2 - Boydens, Wim
A2 - Helsen, Lieve
PB - International Building Performance Simulation Association
T2 - 17th IBPSA Conference on Building Simulation, BS 2021
Y2 - 1 September 2021 through 3 September 2021
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