6. Conclusion
Temporary carbon storage in buildings can be taken into account by conducting a year-by-year analysis of the greenhouse gases emitted or sequestered throughout the life of products and construction solutions. This requires a precise life-cycle inventory, using the usual LCA databases and approaches. Replacing conventional materials with bio-sourced materials, and thus temporarily storing biogenic carbon, makes sense in mainland France, since the current construction market is over 90% non-bio-sourced.
A change in practice will therefore have an immediate and long-term effect. This effect will be all the more beneficial if certain conditions are met:
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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
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Ecopertica
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