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Life cycle analysis

University of British Columbia. Sustainability Office

This report presents the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the new Earth Systems Science Building (ESSB) for which construction is expected to be completed in the year 2012 at University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia. The report shows the impact of the materials used for the structure of the complete building; specifically in raw material extraction, manufacturing of the construction materials, and construction of the envelope of the whole building. Furthermore it also takes into account the impact of the transportation of these materials. To measure the quantities of the material used in the building and to estimate the environmental impact of such materials and activities two software were used. In addition, a sensitivity analysis was performed on five materials to determine how much it affects the environmental impact to increasing each material by a factor of 10%. The results of the analysis are presented in graphs and tables and show that concrete and glazing are responsible of the greatest environmental impacts of the building. Disclaimer: “UBC SEEDS provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student project/report and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Coordinator about the current status of the subject matter of a project/report.”

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University of British Columbia. CIVL 498; UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0108562

Applied Science, Faculty of; Civil Engineering, Department of

Unreviewed

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