Life cycle assessment of building construction materials: case study for a housing complex

In the present work, environmental impacts of building materials used in the construction of a housing project in the city of São Gonçalo, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have been assessed through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology in order not only to assist the decision-making of private an...

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Autores principales:	Gonçalves de Lassio,João Gabriel, Naked Haddad,Assed
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Escuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2016
Materias:	life cycle assessment building materials civil construction environmental impacts sustainability
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-915X20160002000072016-10-06Life cycle assessment of building construction materials: case study for a housing complexGonçalves de Lassio,João GabrielNaked Haddad,Assed life cycle assessment building materials civil construction environmental impacts sustainability In the present work, environmental impacts of building materials used in the construction of a housing project in the city of São Gonçalo, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have been assessed through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology in order not only to assist the decision-making of private and public nature, but also to promote life cycle thinking in the construction industry. Based on the guidelines set by ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, the LCA methodology has been applied with available databases and SimaPro program. The results show a considerable consumption of non-renewable energy, intensification of global warming and toxicity to human health. Moreover, this study exposes a necessity of action on the chain of production of steel, cement and ceramic materials mainly. Ceramic materials usage is also a factor the must be observed in detail due its elevated consumption.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEscuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileRevista de la construcción v.15 n.2 20162016-08-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-915X2016000200007en10.4067/S0718-915X2016000200007
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description	In the present work, environmental impacts of building materials used in the construction of a housing project in the city of São Gonçalo, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have been assessed through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology in order not only to assist the decision-making of private and public nature, but also to promote life cycle thinking in the construction industry. Based on the guidelines set by ISO 14040 and ISO 14044, the LCA methodology has been applied with available databases and SimaPro program. The results show a considerable consumption of non-renewable energy, intensification of global warming and toxicity to human health. Moreover, this study exposes a necessity of action on the chain of production of steel, cement and ceramic materials mainly. Ceramic materials usage is also a factor the must be observed in detail due its elevated consumption.
author	Gonçalves de Lassio,João Gabriel Naked Haddad,Assed
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title	Life cycle assessment of building construction materials: case study for a housing complex
title_short	Life cycle assessment of building construction materials: case study for a housing complex
title_full	Life cycle assessment of building construction materials: case study for a housing complex
title_fullStr	Life cycle assessment of building construction materials: case study for a housing complex
title_full_unstemmed	Life cycle assessment of building construction materials: case study for a housing complex
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publisher	Escuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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Life cycle assessment of building construction materials: case study for a housing complex

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