SEMTRIO, is one of the leading companies in the Sustainable Built Environment
Whole Building LCA studies provide a comprehensive calculation method for assessment of the environmental performance of buildings. Whole Building LCA is conducted in accordance with ISO 14040/44 and EN 15978 as a general concept and considers the production of building materials and components, transportation to the construction site, occupancy energy demand for an estimated service life and end of life scenarios with a cradle to grave approach.
Although the energy consumption of buildings seem like utilization of electrical and mechanical equipment's; there is this another energy concept called «embodied energy»
Buildings are made out of construction products and components. Therefore, GHG emissions and energy consumption both occur until assembly of those components to the buildings; including raw materials extraction, manufacturing and transportation.
The energy consumption during those stages is named as "Embodied Energy» and the GHG emissions during those stages is named as «Embodied Carbon»
Embodied Energy may count higher comparing with the Building energy consumption that ooccurs during the occupation stage over its life time. End-of-life of the building such as deconstruction also contributes to the buildings Environmental indicators. Whole Building LCA studies covers all those stages of a building from construction products’ manufacturing to the end-of-life stage.
SEMTRIO, is one of the leading companies in the Sustainable Built Environment
Through a Whole Building LCA, the energy reduction and recycle contribution in the construction materials, reduction in resource depletion, re-use potential and recycle potential of building component in the end-of-life of a building’s components can be accounted and declared.
For instance, 1 kg of aluminium window frame causes Global Warming Potential of 27.4 kg CO2 eq, whereas 50% recycled scrap included same window frame is responsible for Global Warming Potential of 16.1 kg CO2 eq.
SEMTRIO, is a PCR developer company and participates in PCR committees among other well-known companies in the World.
PCR’s developed by SEMTRIO is used by the manufacturers that demand to produce LCA models for their products.
SEMTRIO, is one of the leading companies in the Sustainable Built Environment
3 points available with achieving LEED V4 M&R Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Credit.
3 points are achieved if the Environmental indicators are reduced at least 10% comparing to the Standard Building; including contribution from construction materials (Embodied Carbon), construction, occupation and end-of-life.
SEMTRIO perform the communication of your Whole Building LCA and PR operations to all your stakeholders.
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