What is Sustainable Construction可持续建设.pptVIP

Environmental life cycle assessment Why Sustainable Construction? Defining Sustainability Life Cycle Assessment Environmental Considerations Environmental Considerations Environmental Considerations Sustainable Design What can the construction industry do? WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE? WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE? WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE? WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE? WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE? WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE? WHAT CAN YOU DO TO IMPROVE? Whole Buildings”Strategy: Energy Usage in Offices Construction alternatives 60 year building life Construction types Steel frame, slimflor beams, precast concrete slabs Steel frame, composite beams, composite slabs In-situ reinforced concrete frame and slabs Steel frame, cellular beams, composite slabs Concrete frame, precast concrete hollow core units Building services options Natural ventilation Different mechanical systems Full air conditioning Hundreds of calculation combinations !! Life-cycle Embodied Energy Life-cycle Embodied CO2 Operational Energy Operational Energy Comparison of EE and OE LCA studies - buildings and civil engineering structures * * ? ? Social progress, which recognises the needs of everyone ? Effective protection of the environment ? Prudent use of natural resources, and ? Maintenance of high and stable levels of economic growth and employment Sustainability can be defined using the following comparison: ? Traditional Criteria ? Performance Quality Cost ? Sustainability Criteria ? Resource depletion Environmental degradation Healthy environment LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) as defined by ISO 14040 “is a technique for assessing the environmental aspects and potential impacts associated with a product by: ? - compiling an inventory of relevant inputs outputs of a product system; - evaluating the potential environmental impacts associated with those inputs outputs; - interpreting the results of the inventory analys