Environmental Impact of Buildings—Linking Impacts and Tools

Dear Colleagues,

Building environmental impacts can be analyzed from multiple perspectives, namely: the type of building (environmental impacts of houses, commercial, office, data center, tourism, others); life cycle phases (design, construction, operation, refurbishment, end of life); and type of environmental impacts (soil, energy, CO₂ emissions, material, waste, water, effluents, others).

All of these results also depend the tools that are used to make the analysis. This Special Issue argues that, in order to achieve low environmental impacts buildings, we need to understand the environmental impacts, namely the link with environmental impact assessment tools and weighting methods.

The Special Issue is a response to the growing concerns regarding the environmental impacts of buildings and the urgent need for identify and understand the best tools and their limitations. It also discusses what could be the best practice for different cases and impacts.

The Special Issue brings together current thinking and research regarding building environmental impact and linking this with the tools needed to assess them. Contributors from academia, software producers, designers, and managers allow a broad perspective and wide-ranging discussion on environmental impacts and what tools could be used. The papers submitted to this Special Issue are of interest to all those involved in activities across the built environment and related sectors.

This Special Issue focuses on environmental building impact, life cycle tools, and impact weightings.

Prof. Dr. Manuel Duarte Pinheiro
Guest Editor

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