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12. Building materials
The grey energy content of building materials can be found in several sources.
The Büro für Umweltchemie and Econum GmbH in Switzerland have compiled a catalog of useful values for life cycle assessments.
New buildings are increasingly energy-efficient during their operational phase. This is largely due to better insulation, imposed by increasingly stringent thermal regulations that require builders to comply with maximum thermal consumption limits. The latest of these, RT 2012 (Réglementation Thermique 2012), requires consumption of less than 50 kWh/m 2 per year. Buildings have an average lifespan of around a century, and account for the bulk of our real estate stock. While some 300,000 to 400,000 new homes are built in France every year, there are some...
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Bibliography
- (1) - POUROUCHOTTAMIN (C.L.E.M.P.) - Nouvelles représentations des consommations d'énergie. - Les cahiers du CLIP, n° 22 (2013).
- (2) - - http://labo-energetic.eu/fr/a_telecharger/Concept_energie_grise.pdf...
Websites
French Environment and Energy Management Agency http://www.ademe.fr
International Energy Agency http://www.iea.org
Areva http://www.areva.com
BP statistical review...
Further information
In the BE "Génie énergétique" bases of Techniques de l'ingénieur.
Events
European Conference on Sustainable Renovation of Buildings http://www.eurima.org
Software tools
Gabi software developed in Germany http://www.gabi-software.com
Simapro software http://www.evea-conseil.com
initially developed in the Netherlands by Pré Consultant http://www.pre.nl
...Standards and norms
- Environmental management – Lifecycle analysis – Principles and framework - NF EN ISO 14040 - 10-06
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