Life cycle energy analysis and building design, a comprehensive multi-scale framework

Stephan, André
(2015) Architecture and Sustainability: Critical Perspectives for Integrated Design — ISBN: [9789462920880], p. 191-196, published

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Life cycle assessment can play a significant role in quantifying the overall sustainability of a building. This work describes a multi-scale life cycle energy analysis framework that considers different scales of the built environment, across the various life cycle stages of a building. Results show that current building energy efficiency policies and environmental assessment schemes fail to provide comprehensive and quantified analyses, respectively. In addition to enlarging the environmental scope, economic and social aspects can be included in the developed framework to provide a more holistic sustainability assessment. By relying on such a multi-scale life cycle assessment framework, a more realistic measure of the sustainability of buildings can be achieved.
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  • Université Libre de BruxellesBATir - Building, Architecture, and Town Planning

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Stephan, A. (2015). Life cycle energy analysis and building design, a comprehensive multi-scale framework. In Ahmed Z. Khan and Karen Allacker (ed.), Architecture and Sustainability: Critical Perspectives for Integrated Design (p. p. 191-196). Khan, Ahmed and Allacker, Karen. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/228294