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Development as Freedom

Life cycle energy analysis of buildings: An overview

This review summarizes and organizes the literature on life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle energy analysis (LCEA) and life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) studies carried out for environmental evaluation of buildings and building related industry and sector (including construction products, construction systems, buildings, and civil engineering constructions). The review shows that most LCA and LCEA are carried out in what is shown as “exemplary buildings”, that is, buildings that have been designed and constructed as low energy buildings, but there are very few studies on “traditional buildings”, that is, buildings such as those mostly found in our cities. Similarly, most studies are carried out in urban areas, while rural areas are not well represented in the literature. Finally, studies are not equally distributed around the world.

Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle energy analysis (LCEA) of buildings and the building sector: A review

Review of passive PCM latent heat thermal energy storage systems towards buildings’ energy efficiency

Embodied energy of common and alternative building materials and technologies

AbstractThis chapter deals with energy, carbon emissions and sustainability of construction sector. A detailed analysis of energy and carbon emissions in stabilised earth products and buildings is made. The sustainability and greenness of construction materials and building systems has been analysed. Material and energy resource consumption in the construction sector is presented. The relevance of rating systems in defining sustainable construction and effectiveness of rating systems is discussed. In the business as usual scenario the construction sector is surviving on mined materials, which is unsustainable. Due attention should be paid in evolving the renewable construction materials and recycling of non organic solid wastes. The chapter ends with a question on sustainability of green buildings. 

B. V. Venkatarama Reddy

Papers

Energy, Carbon Emissions and Sustainability of Construction Materials and Buildings