A low energy building in a life cycle - its embodied energy, energy need for operation and recycling potential
(2002) In Building and Environment 37(4). p.429-435- Abstract
- Total energy use during the life cycle of a building is a growing research field. The embodied energy makes up a considerable part of the total energy use in low energy buildings. Recycling provides the opportunity to reduce the embodied energy by using recycled materials and reusable recyclable materials/components. This paper presents values on embodied energy. energy needed for operation and the recycling potential of the most energy efficient apartment housing in Sweden (45 kWh/m(2)). In a life span of 50 years, embodied energy accounted for 45% of the total energy need. The recycling potential was between 35% and 40% of the embodied energy. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- author
- Thormark, Catarina LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2002
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- low energy buildings, embodied energy, life cycle, recycling
- in
- Building and Environment
- volume
- 37
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 429 - 435
- publisher
- Elsevier
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- wos:000174097800012
- scopus:0036533331
- ISSN
- 1873-684X
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0360-1323(01)00033-6
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 4f6755a5-eaef-427c-add9-90441500a0ee (old id 342980)
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