4. Building lifespan, product lifespan

As we saw in § 3 , the choice of the building's lifespan is very important. We therefore need to define a credible lifespan, which corresponds both to the real average lifespan of buildings and to the realistic lifespan of products.

4.1 Notion of durability layers, designing...

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Bibliography

(1) - Global alliance for buildings and construction, - 2018 Global Status Report : towards a zero emission, efficient and resilient buildings and construction sector, United Nation Environment (2018), ISBN 978-92-807-3729-5.
(2) - IPCC. - Climate Change...

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

http://www.ecoinvent.org/

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).

http://www.icbbm.org

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...