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5. Application example
The aim of this chapter is to demonstrate the benefits of temporary carbon storage in buildings by comparing a conventional wall solution with a highly bio-sourced solution. The idea is to show the potential for storing and limiting greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by substituting conventional materials with bio-sourced materials. As with any LCA*, this calculation must be based on an equivalent functional unit, in this case a m 2 wall, with the same order of magnitude of thermal resistance, a given structural function and a given lifespan.
5.1 Functional unit
For this example, we'll take the "unspecified" case from table
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Bibliography
Software tools
DYNCO2, version 2.0, May 2016, downloadable free of charge from the CIRAIG website (Montreal) :
http://www.ciraig.org/fr/dynco2.php .
ECOINVENT – Database 3.2
Websites
IPCC
http://www.ipcc.ch (page consulted on January 22, 2019)
EASAC
https://easac.eu (page consulted on January 22, 2019)
AGRESTE, French Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Events
ICBBM – International Conference on Bio-based Building Materials, held every two years (odd-numbered years).
Standards and norms
- Environmental management – Life cycle assessment – Principles and framework - ISO 14040 - (2006)
- Environmental management – Life cycle assessment – Requirements and guidelines - ISO 14044 - (2006)
- Contribution of building structures to sustainable development – Environmental product declarations – Rules governing construction product categories - NF EN 15804+A1 - Avril 2014
- Contribution of building...
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