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4. Modes of use
Eco-design essentially relies on one tool to measure the effect of its choices: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). However, this tool is gradually being improved in line with experience feedback. More specifically, calculation protocols are becoming more refined, and are getting closer and closer to the actual operating conditions of the construction in its context.
Three stages mark this evolution.
By its very nature, LCA provides information that can be described as "multi-criteria", since it provides information on the impact of the object analyzed from different points of view. This is known as "attributional" LCA.
However, since the analysis period covers several decades, it is important to be able to take into account variations in certain parameters over time....
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Bibliography
Works
- PEUPORTIER (B.) - Éco-conception des bâtiments et des quartiers - Presses de l'École des mines (2008).
- GOBIN (C.) - Réussir une construction en éco-conception - Presses de l'École des Mines (2010).
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Standards and norms
The first sub-group concerns the standards under which eco-design is used. They all focus on LCA protocols for environmental management:
ISO 14040: Principle and framework ;
ISO 14044: Requirements and guidelines ;
(AFNOR) P 01.20.3: Measuring the environmental performance of a building.
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