Course detail

Life-cycle Assessment of Buildings

FAST-BHA048Acad. year: 2024/2025

Not applicable.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Karel Struhala, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Structures (PST)

Aims

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

ČSN EN ISO 14040 Environmentální management – Posuzování životního cyklu – Zásady a osnova (CS)
ČSN EN 15804+A2 Udržitelnost staveb - Environmentální prohlášení o produktu - Základní pravidla pro produktovou kategorii stavebních produktů (CS)
ČSN EN 15978 Udržitelnost staveb – Posuzování environmentálních vlastností budov – Výpočtová metoda (CS)
KOČÍ, Vladimír. Posuzování životního cyklu, Chrudim: Ekomonitor, 2009, 263 s. ISBN 978-80-86832-42-5 (CS)

Recommended reading

BAUMANN, Henrikke, TILLMAN, Anne-Marie. The Hitch Hiker`s Guide to LCA, An orientation in life cycle assessment methodology and application. Lund: Studentlitteratur AM, 2004. 546 s. ISBN 91-44-02364-2 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-ENI Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Karel Struhala, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the issue, an overview of the literature, basic terms and legislation related to the assessment of the life cycles of buildings and construction products. 2.–3. Principles of life cycle assessment (Life-Cycle Assessment). 4.–5. Evaluation of the environmental impacts of the life cycle of buildings, building materials and products; environmental statement, etc. 6. Evaluation of construction life cycle costs. 7. Evaluation of cultural and social aspects of the life cycle of buildings. 8. Multi-criteria evaluation of buildings, building materials and products; examples of used methodologies. 9.–10. Design solutions for climate-neutral construction in the context of life cycle assessment of buildings: green roofs and facades, solar walls, integration of renewable sources, etc. Comparison of efficiency, environmental, economic and social impacts. 11.–12. Design solutions for climate-neutral construction in the context of life cycle assessment of buildings: traditional vs. natural building materials. Comparison of efficiency, environmental, economic and social impacts. 13. Energy in the construction life cycle: Available resources, their effectiveness, environmental and economic impacts.

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

15 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Karel Struhala, Ph.D.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Karel Struhala, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to the exercise, presentation of the required scope and form of processing the semester work. 2.–3. Evaluation of socio-cultural aspects of the construction life cycle: application of the SBToolCZ methodology to the specified construction. 4.–5. Evaluation of the environmental impacts of the product life cycle: setting boundary conditions, creating inventory tables and evaluating the impacts of the specified product. 6.–9. Evaluation of the tied environmental impacts of the life cycle of building constructions: evaluation of the impacts of specified typical building constructions, optimization of construction compositions, comparison of traditional and natural building materials. 10.–11. Evaluation of operational environmental impacts of buildings: tied vs. operational impacts, evaluation and comparison of the environmental impacts of specified energy sources. 12.–13. Presentation and comparison of the results of individual assignments. Discussion and evaluation of semester papers. Credit.