Using Life Cycle Assessment to Inform Decision-Making for Sustainable Buildings

Using Life Cycle Assessment to Inform Decision-Making for Sustainable Buildings

Because the student residences of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel built in 1973 are not adapted to current comfort standards, the university decided to construct new accommodation facilities at the border of the campus. However, besides demolition, there was no strategy on how to deal with the existi...

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Main Authors: Mieke Vandenbroucke, Waldo Galle, Niels De Temmerman, Wim Debacker, Anne Paduart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-05-01
Series:Buildings
Subjects:
life cycle design
Life Cycle Environmental Assessment
refurbishment
case study
design for change
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/5/2/536

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