Climate & Environment
Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessment
A life cycle assessment covering an entire building — materials, construction, use, maintenance and end of life — to quantify its full environmental footprint.
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Whole-building life cycle assessment is the application of life cycle assessment methodology to a complete building across all life cycle stages, quantifying impacts such as global warming potential, resource use and pollution from raw material supply through construction, operation and demolition.
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