Contents


Preface

research results in the field. Authors from the United Kingdom, Panama, Italy, Slovenia, Turkey, and Peru have contributed work examples and case studies from their research

The book covers six topics, determined by the theoretical and practical aspects of life

Chapter 1, "Life Cycle Assessment in Architecture as Decisional Tool in the Design Stage", focuses on the entire life cycle of buildings in the context of materials, compo-

Chapter 2, "Life Cycle Assessment of Buildings: An End-of-Life Perspective", discusses the problems of building demolition waste and proposes potential appropriate waste strategies to minimize generated waste. The authors developed an assessment framework, which they tested using a case study of a supermarket building. The study shows the impact of processing and transportation of demolished waste materials on carbon emissions and validated that steel waste recycling has the best environmental benefits. The detailed assessment approach in this chapter can be adopted for different real-

Chapter 3, "Including Nature-Based Success Measurement Criteria in the Life Cycle Assessment", shows how biomimicry principles can improve current life cycle impact assessment tools. The authors conclude that most assessment tools continue to be developed under the "reducing unsustainability" paradigm, where different approaches present great potential for an "achieving sustainability" paradigm. Their research results are validated by two case studies focusing on built environments: net-zero-buildings

Chapter 4, "Life Cycle Assessment as a Next Level of Transparency in Denim

Manufacturing", demonstrates how life cycle assessment can be used to make processes more transparent. The authors present the methodology of building a suitable life cycle assessment model and use the data to compare different products and production practices in the denim industry. The proposed methodological framework makes it possible to calculate the impacts of product developers' and/or designers' choices in denim

Chapter 5, "Pathway toward Sustainable Winter Road Maintenance (Case Study)", discusses the environmental impacts of winter road maintenance using life cycle assessment methodology. The case study shows that an innovative road-weather information system makes it possible to optimize maintenance operations, which can lead to the use of less salt, thus significantly decreasing the environmental impact of winter road maintenance. The proposed approach takes the required processes of winter road

This book offers a selection of chapters on life cycle assessment, promoting new

in life cycle assessment.

nents, energy, and resource consumption.

and sustainable construction projects.

cycle assessment.

world projects.

manufacturing.
