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Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle energy analysis (LCEA) of buildings and the building sector: A review

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 29; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.rser.2013.08.037

1879-0690

Luisa F. Cabeza, Lídia Rincón, Virginia Vilariño, Gabriel Pérez, Albert Castell,

Environmental Impact and Sustainability

This review summarizes and organizes the literature on life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle energy analysis (LCEA) and life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) studies carried out for environmental evaluation of buildings and building related industry and sector (including construction products, construction systems, buildings, and civil engineering constructions). The review shows that most LCA and LCEA are carried out in what is shown as “exemplary buildings”, that is, buildings that have been designed and constructed as low energy buildings, but there are very few studies on “traditional buildings”, that is, buildings such as those mostly found in our cities. Similarly, most studies are carried out in urban areas, while rural areas are not well represented in the literature. Finally, studies are not equally distributed around the world.