Integrating indoor environmental quality metrics in a dynamic life cycle assessment framework for buildings

William O. Collinge; Amy E. Landis; Alex K. Jones; Laura A. Schaefer; Melissa M. Bilec

doi:10.1109/ISSST.2012.6227992

Integrating indoor environmental quality metrics in a dynamic life cycle assessment framework for buildings

William O. Collinge, Amy E. Landis, Alex K. Jones, Laura A. Schaefer, Melissa M. Bilec

Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, School of (IAFSE-SEBE)

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Abstract

A framework was developed for integrating indoor environmental quality (IEQ) into life cycle assessment (LCA). The framework was explored using a university building as a case study. Results showed that including IEQ aspects in whole-building LCA revealed internal impacts at least as high or higher than external impacts. For human health respiratory effects, building-specific indoor impacts from the case study were 50% higher than general impacts in conventional LCA. Tradeoffs and synergies with traditional LCA impact categories appear to result mainly from differences in energy consumption relating to different IEQ parameters such as ventilation and filtration.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2012 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSST.2012.6227992
State	Published - 2012
Event	2012 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2012 - Boston, MA, United States Duration: May 16 2012 → May 18 2012

Publication series

Name	IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology
ISSN (Print)	2157-524X
ISSN (Electronic)	2157-5258

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Other	2012 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston, MA
Period	5/16/12 → 5/18/12

Keywords

Buildings
Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment
Indoor Air Quality
Indoor Environmental Quality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Information Systems
Control and Systems Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Collinge, W. O., Landis, A. E., Jones, A. K., Schaefer, L. A., & Bilec, M. M. (2012). Integrating indoor environmental quality metrics in a dynamic life cycle assessment framework for buildings. In 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2012 Article 6227992 (IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology). https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSST.2012.6227992

Integrating indoor environmental quality metrics in a dynamic life cycle assessment framework for buildings. / Collinge, William O.; Landis, Amy E.; Jones, Alex K. et al.
2012 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2012. 2012. 6227992 (IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology).

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Collinge, WO, Landis, AE, Jones, AK, Schaefer, LA & Bilec, MM 2012, Integrating indoor environmental quality metrics in a dynamic life cycle assessment framework for buildings. in 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2012., 6227992, IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2012, Boston, MA, United States, 5/16/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSST.2012.6227992

Collinge WO, Landis AE, Jones AK, Schaefer LA, Bilec MM. Integrating indoor environmental quality metrics in a dynamic life cycle assessment framework for buildings. In 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2012. 2012. 6227992. (IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology). doi: 10.1109/ISSST.2012.6227992

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