Study on Building Life-Cycle Assessment Model in China

Author

Gu Yu-rong ; Chang Yuan ; Zhang Xue

Author_Institution

Dept. of Constr., Shijiazhuang Railway Inst., Shijiazhuang, China

fYear

2009

fDate

20-22 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is an effective method by which the energy consumption and environmental impact of commodities and services can be evaluated and calculated. Firstly, this paper introduces the development path of life-cycle assessment methodology, then, illustrates theoretical and computational knowledge of each life-cycle assessment model and summarizes their characters respectively. Finally, focusing on the characters of each model and status quo of building LCA in China, this paper provides instruction on model choosing, which aims to advance and accelerate relevant research in China.

Keywords

construction industry; energy consumption; environmental factors; remaining life assessment; China; Chinese building industry; energy consumption; environmental factors; life-cycle assessment model; Building materials; Chemical technology; Construction industry; Electronic mail; Energy consumption; Energy management; Environmental management; ISO standards; Rail transportation; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management and Service Science, 2009. MASS '09. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wuhan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4638-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4639-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMSS.2009.5304079

Filename

5304079