• Comparison of the environmental assessment of an identical office building with national methods 

      Frischknecht, Rolf; Birgisdottir, Harpa; Chae, C-U; Lutzkendorf, Thomas; Passer, Alexander; Alsema, E; Balouktsi, Maria; Berg, B; Dowdell, D; García Martínez, A; Habert, G; Hollberg, A; König, H; Lasvaux, S; Llatas, C; Nygaard Rasmussen, Freja; Peuportier, Bruno; Ramseier, L; Röck, M; Soust Verdaguer, B; Szalay, Z; Bohne, Rolf André; Bragança, L; Longo, S; Lupisek, Antonin; Martel, J; Mateus, R; Ouellet-Plamondon, C; Pomponi, F; Ryklová, P; Trigaux, D; Yang, W (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The IEA EBC Annex 72 focuses on the assessment of the primary energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts of buildings during production, construction, use (including repair and replacement) and end ...
    • Comparison of the greenhouse gas emissions of a high-rise residential building assessed with different national LCA approaches– IEA EBC Annex 72 

      Frischknecht, Rolf; Ramseier, L; Yang, W; Birgisdottir, Harpa; chae, ch u; Lutzkendorf, Thomas; Passer, Alexander; baloutski, m; Berg, B; Bragança, L; Butler, J; Cellura, M.; Dixit, MS; Dowdell, D; francart, nicholas; García Martínez, A; Gomes, Vanessa; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth; Konig, H.; Llatas, C; Longo, S; Lupisek, Antonin; Martel, J; Mateus, R; Nygaard Rasmussen, Freja; Ouellet-Plamondon, C; Peuportier, Bruno; Pomponi, Francesco; rock, martin; Satola, Daniel; Soust Verdaguer, B; Szalay, Z; Truong Nhu, a; Veselka, j; Volf, M (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Introduction: The international research project IEA EBC Annex 72 investigates the life cycle related environmental impacts caused by buildings. The project aims inter alia to harmonise LCA approaches on buildings. Methods: ...
    • Existing benchmark systems for assessing global warming potential of buildings – Analysis of IEA EBC Annex 72 cases 

      Rasmussen, Freya; Trigaux, D; Alsema, E; Balouktsi, Maria; Birgisdottir, Harpa; Bohne, Rolf André; Dixit, M; Dowdell, D; Francart, N; Frischknecht, Rolf; Foliente, Greg; Lupisek, Antonin; Lutzkendorf, T; Malmqvist, Tove; García Martínez, A; Ouellet-Plamondon, C; Passer, Alexander; Peuportier, B; Ramseier, L; Satola, Daniel; Seo, S; Szalay, Z; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Life cycle assessment (LCA) is increasingly being used as a tool by the building industry and actors to assess the global warming potential (GWP) of building activities. In several countries, life cycle based requirements ...
    • Gap between simplified and detailed calculation of the environmental impacts of road mixtures 

      Hoxa, Endrit; Bohne, Rolf André; Passer, Alexander (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      In order to reach the COP21 objectives, solutions with low carbon contents must be used in road projects. However, the identification of the best materials to be implemented in the wearing course of roads is a daily problem ...
    • Integrated evaluation of energy and emission reduction potential and management strategies for urban road systems 

      Anastasio, Sara; Wu, Shaopeng; Bohne, Rolf André; Passer, Alexander; Spaun, Sebastian; Kristensen, Terje; Li, Jiashuo; Xie, Jun; Kreiner, Helmuth; Hoff, Inge; Barbieri, Diego Maria; Vignisdottir, Hrefna Run; Lau, Albert; Amirkhanian, Serji N. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Solving the problems of high energy consumption and high emissions generated by the urban road systems is of great importance for the construction of low-carbon cities. Several tools have been developed to establish a ...
    • Life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate the environmental impacts of urban roads: a literature review 

      Hoxa, Endrit; Vignisdottir, Hrefna Run; Passer, Alexander; Kreiner, Helmuth; Wu, Shaopeng; Li, Jiashuo; Bohne, Rolf André (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      With the ratification of the Paris climate agreement to avoid the uncompensated effects of climate change, 197 countries will have to dramatically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. In the case of the ...