Conference Paper

Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019: 16th Conference of IBPSA

Sustainability Assistant – Supporting Sustainable Building Design In Context Of Integral Planning

Katharina Graf, Sebastian Ebertshäuser, Petra von Both
Karlsruhe Institut of Technology, Germany

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26868/25222708.2019.211256
Abstract: Constructing sustainable buildings nowadays doesn’t seem a problem of technology but of sufficient planning approach. Thus, a lot of techniques as e.g. regarding to zero net building etc. exist but are not implemented broadly. This seems also a problem caused by insufficient knowledge of the builders. Furthermore, even when minimizing the environmental impact is intended, e.g. in the framework of sustainable building assessment (SBA), the assessment methods are only applied after main decisions are made. Thus, the potential of applying life cycle assessment (LCA) tools early in the process is still to be exploited. This contribution presents an information platform that bases on an ongoing research project, in which ways are examined of how to better connect BIMplanning (Building Information Modeling) to LCA tools and further to SBA.
Keywords: Lifecycle Assessment, Integral Planning, Early Planning Stages, Project Management, BIM to LCA Interface
Pages: 198 - 204
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