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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-8312e2bbcb44459f8d1ece6cfbe45cdf2025-08-20T02:07:16ZengAtatürk UniversityPLANARCH - Design and Planning Research2822-45072025-03-0191798910.54864/planarch.152701555Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Construction: A Comprehensive Review from Theoretical Foundations to Practical Strategies and Innovative MethodsŞeyda Emekci0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5470-6485Gülsüm Taç1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9182-7366ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİThe 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.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4117305construction practicesenvironmental impactlife cycle assessment (lca)methodological approachessustainabilityi̇nşaat uygulamalarıçevresel etkiyaşam döngüsü analizimetodolojik yaklaşımlarsürdürülebilirlik |
| spellingShingle | Şeyda Emekci Gülsüm Taç Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Construction: A Comprehensive Review from Theoretical Foundations to Practical Strategies and Innovative Methods PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research construction practices environmental impact life cycle assessment (lca) methodological approaches sustainability i̇nşaat uygulamaları çevresel etki yaşam döngüsü analizi metodolojik yaklaşımlar sürdürülebilirlik |
| title | Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Construction: A Comprehensive Review from Theoretical Foundations to Practical Strategies and Innovative Methods |
| title_full | Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Construction: A Comprehensive Review from Theoretical Foundations to Practical Strategies and Innovative Methods |
| title_fullStr | Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Construction: A Comprehensive Review from Theoretical Foundations to Practical Strategies and Innovative Methods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Construction: A Comprehensive Review from Theoretical Foundations to Practical Strategies and Innovative Methods |
| title_short | Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainable Construction: A Comprehensive Review from Theoretical Foundations to Practical Strategies and Innovative Methods |
| title_sort | life cycle assessment and sustainable construction a comprehensive review from theoretical foundations to practical strategies and innovative methods |
| topic | construction practices environmental impact life cycle assessment (lca) methodological approaches sustainability i̇nşaat uygulamaları çevresel etki yaşam döngüsü analizi metodolojik yaklaşımlar sürdürülebilirlik |
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