Comparative study on life-cycle assessment and carbon footprint of hybrid, concrete and timber apartment buildings in Finland

R Rinne, HE Ilgın, M Karjalainen - International journal of environmental …, 2022 - mdpi.com
To date, in the literature, there has been no study on the comparison of hybrid (timber and
concrete) buildings with counterparts made of timber and concrete as the most common …

Comparative LCA study of different timber and mineral buildings and calculation method for substitution factors on building level

A Hafner, S Schäfer - Journal of cleaner production, 2017 - Elsevier
This article describes the approach of performing comparative life cycle assessments (LCA)
of residential buildings with different building constructions according to the actual standards …

Comparative cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment of low and mid-rise mass timber buildings with equivalent structural steel alternatives

K Allan, AR Phillips - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The objective of this paper was to quantify and compare the environmental impacts
associated with alternative designs of typical North American low and mid-rise buildings …

Comparative life-cycle assessment of a high-rise mass timber building with an equivalent reinforced concrete alternative using the Athena impact estimator for …

Z Chen, H Gu, RD Bergman, S Liang - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Buildings consume large amounts of materials and energy, making them one of the highest
environmental impactors. Quantifying the impact of building materials can be critical to …

Environmental aspects of material efficiency versus carbon storage in timber buildings

A Hafner, S Schäfer - European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 2018 - Springer
This article highlights the interdependencies of carbon storage and material efficiency in
timber buildings. These elements appear contradictory in regard to environmental factors …

Designers' expectations of buildings physics performances related to green timber buildings

M Caniato, A Marzi, F Bettarello, A Gasparella - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, the presence of green timber buildings has increased significantly in the
construction market. People are increasingly requesting them, but designers still hold certain …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of LED luminaire and impact on lighting installation–A case study

H Albu, D Beu, T Rus, R Moldovan, F Domniţa… - Alexandria Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the presented study the Life Cycle Assessment of a LED suspended luminaire
manufactured in Romania was performed, with the use of One Click LCA software. The …

Comparative assessment of shape related cross-laminated timber building typologies focusing on environmental performance

VŽ Leskovar, M Žigart, M Premrov… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Consideration of environmental impacts caused by buildings with the aim of reducing
environmental loads has become a high priority for the construction sector. Since the …

Overview and main findings for the Austrian case study

F Dolezal, I Dornigg, M Wurm, H Figl - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
As part of a project investigating in the potential greenhouse gas mitigation effect of the
increased use and production of mass timber worldwide, a comparative study was carried …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical study on shear behavior of a demountable CLT-concrete composite shear connection

H Eslami, LB Jayasinghe, D Waldmann - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, there has been a growing interest in using Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) in the
construction industry, particularly as slabs and walls. This heightened interest is attributed to …