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生命周期评估

Introduction to Whole Building 生命周期评估: The Basics

A summary of life cycle changes and considerations for choosing and performing whole building life cycle assessments.

注意事项 & Worksheet for Structural WBLCA of Mass Timber Buildings

Guidance for mass timber building designers undertaking whole building life cycle assessment (WBLCA)

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11 E Lenox / Haycon / Monte French Design Studio

WBLCA工作表

This fillable PDF steps through common decisions building designers need to make in each phase of an LCA. 它是报纸的伴侣, 注意事项 and Worksheet for Structural WBLCA of Mass Timber Buildings.

普拉特15生命周期评估

LCA研究比较隐含碳, 建设成本, 施工速度 of a real mass timber office project with functionality equivalent buildings in steel and concrete.

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Platte Fifteen / OZ Architecture / Photo JC Buck Studios

Mass Timber Comparative 生命周期评估 Series Introduction

Series of studies comparing the embodied carbon impacts and 成本 of mass timber buildings to functionally equivalent buildings

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Return to Form Comparative 生命周期评估 Study

Compares a Type IV-B multi-family mass timber building over a I-A concrete podium to functionally equivalent cold-formed steel and concrete alternatives in terms of embodied carbon, 成本, 施工速度

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Calculating the 碳 Stored in Wood Products

There are many complex elements associated with carbon accounting and life cycle assessment (LCA). 幸运的是, the amount of carbon stored in wood is a straightforward calculation that remains consistent for each wood species.

When to Include Biogenic 碳 in an LCA

Part 1 in a series on biogenic carbon accounting for wood products – an overview of biogenic accounting practices as defined by international standards.

How to Include Biogenic 碳 in an LCA

Part 2 in a series on biogenic carbon accounting for wood products – specifics for each stage of the life cycle.

Biogenic 碳 Accounting in WBLCA 工具

Part 3 in a series on biogenic carbon accounting for wood products – the nuances of different tools.

长期生物碳储存

Part 4 in a series on biogenic carbon accounting for wood products – climate benefits of long-term carbon storage and delayed emissions, and recommendations for reporting these benefits while aligning with ISO standards.

碳 Accounting 工具 for Structural Systems

An overview of whole building life cycle assessment tools and carbon calculators available to building designers

What Net Zero Means in the Building Construction Industry

揭开“净零”一词的神秘面纱,’ and how wood structural materials can help move buildings toward a net-zero carbon goal

环保产品声明

木制品的现行环境保护标准

List of 环保产品声明 (EPDs) available for wood products

How to Use 环保产品声明

Addresses the limitations of using EPDs alone to determine the environmental impacts of construction products

Understanding the 碳 Numbers in a Wood EPD

Guidance on how global warming potential and biogenic carbon are reported in the North American Softwood Lumber Environmental Product Declaration