Using Open BIM and IFC to Enable a Comprehensive Consideration of Building Services within a Whole-Building LCA

Holistic views of all environmental impacts for buildings such as Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) are rarely performed. Building services are mostly included in this assessment only in a simplified way, which means that their embodied impacts are usually underestimated. Open Building Information Model...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Theißen, Jannick Höper, Jan Drzymalla, Reinhard Wimmer, Stanimira Markova, Anica Meins-Becker, Michaela Lambertz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
IFC
ER
LCA
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/14/5644