Cost-effective GHG mitigation strategies for Western Australia’s housing sector: a life cycle management approach

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• 作者：Krishna Kumar Lawania ; Wahidul K. Biswas
• 关键词：Life cycle management ; Life cycle assessment ; GHG emissions ; Life cycle cost
• 刊名：Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：18
• 期：8
• 页码：2419-2428
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• 刊物类别：Engineering
• 刊物主题：Sustainable Development; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Industrial and Production Engineering; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Environmental Economics;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1618-9558
• 卷排序：18

文摘

The demand of natural resources for Western Australia’s (WA) housing sector is increasing due to economic and population growth, which will be a challenging task for Australia to achieve its GHG reduction target. This paper has assessed possible GHG mitigation options for Western Australia’s houses, where energy-intensive clay brick walls and single-glazed windows are currently being used. A life cycle management framework has been used to determine cost-effective GHG emissions mitigation strategies. This framework integrates life cycle assessment tool, energy rating tool (AccuRate), and life cycle cost (LCC) analysis in order to ascertain environmentally and economically viable alternative building envelop for constructing a house in WA. The results show that the house made of cast in situ sandwich walls, recycled core materials and double-glazed windows, and equipped with solar energy system for electricity and water heating is the best option. This option has life cycle GHG emissions and LCC saving potentials of 7 and 20 %, respectively.