Abstract
The environmental impacts of buildings occur throughout all life cycle phases. To overcome the shifting of burdens from one life cycle phase to another when deciding between options, the life cycle perspective needs to be regarded by the design and planning teams. An environmental assessment needs to be tailored to the unique building and carried out according to specific design and surrounding conditions. At the same time, the building assessment has to be applicable in practice. Environmental product declarations (EPD) according to ISO 14025 provide comparable and reliable information on the environmental performance of products. They contain verified data of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) of the product and are based on both, consistent background data and manufacturer specific data. Current developments in standardization of frameworks for sustainability building assessment systems build on the use of EPDs to cover environmental aspects of construction, e.g. as foreseen in CEN / TC 350.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 299-304 |
Number of pages | 6 |
State | Published - 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | International Conference on Sustainable Construction, Materials and Practices: Challenge of the Industry for the New Millennium, Portugal SB 2007 - Minho, Portugal Duration: 12 Sep 2007 → 14 Sep 2007 |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Sustainable Construction, Materials and Practices: Challenge of the Industry for the New Millennium, Portugal SB 2007 |
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Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Minho |
Period | 12/09/07 → 14/09/07 |