Browsing Reports and Research Briefs by Subject "Buildings LCA"

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    • Air leakage has strong influence on building life cycle impacts 

      Hester, Joshua; Gregory, Jeremy; Kirchain, Randolph (2017-05-02)
      Making informed decisions at the earliest stages of the design process can lead to improved building performance. There are many aspects of a building’s design that can influence overall energy consumption. This research ...

    • Methods, Impacts, and Opportunities in the Concrete Building Life Cycle 

      Ochsendorf, John; Keith Norford, Leslie; Brown, Dorothy; Durschlag, Hannah; Hsu, Sophia Lisbeth; e.a. (MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, 2011-08)
      Life cycle assessment (LCA) offers a comprehensive approach to evaluating and improving the environmental impacts of buildings. This research explores and advances three key areas relevant to the field of buildings LCA: ...

    • Research Brief: A break-even hazard mitigation metric 

      Miller, T. Reed; Gregory, Jeremy; Kirchain, Randy (2017-01-12)
      CSHub researchers developed the Break Even Mitigation Percent (BEMP) to answer the question: “How much should be invested in mitigation for a particular building?”