Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Construction: A Comprehensive Review from Theoretical Foundations to Practical Strategies and Innovative Methods
The building sector significantly affects the environment through its reliance on natural resources and its role in driving greenhouse gas emissions. Buildings are responsible for a large portion of global energy consumption, and their construction and operation contribute heavily to environmental d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Atatürk University
2025-03-01
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| Series: | PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4117305 |
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| Summary: | The building sector significantly affects the environment through its reliance on natural resources and its role in driving greenhouse gas emissions. Buildings are responsible for a large portion of global energy consumption, and their construction and operation contribute heavily to environmental degradation. Implementing environmentally friendly building practices is critical to mitigate these adverse impacts and ensure sustainable development. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an approach to assess the environmental impacts of goods and services throughout their lifespan, from raw material extraction to disposal. This procedure includes resource use, energy consumption, waste generation, and carbon emissions. LCA’s evaluation of a building’s environmental impact includes energy usage and carbon emissions from material manufacturing, transportation, construction, operation, and end-of-life disposal. This literature review consolidates and synthesizes the current knowledge about LCA in the building sector. It addresses various methodological approaches to conducting LCA, categories of environmental impacts considered, and insights and limitations of previous studies. The aim of this review is to provide a better understanding of the position of life cycle analysis in the construction industry. It offers guidance for promoting sustainable building practices and informs future research, environmentally friendly design, construction, and policy-making. These considerations will guide future approaches towards a more sustainable environment. |
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| ISSN: | 2822-4507 |