RT Journal Article
T1 A1–A5 Embodied Carbon Assessment to Evaluate Bio-Based Components in Façade System Modules
A1 Morganti, Luca
A1 Vandi, Laura
A1 Astudillo Larraz, Julen
A1 García-Jaca, Javier
A1 Navarro Muedra, Arsenio
A1 Pracucci, Alessandro
AB As the construction industry moves toward sustainable building practices, incorporating wood-based materials into building envelope systems has become a priority. This paper investigates the environmental impact of three custom bio-composite Façade System Modules (FSMs) through an Embodied Carbon Assessment (ECA), focused on the Global Warming Potential indicator of life cycle stages from cradle to practical completion (A1–A5). The evaluated FSMs were developed within the Basajaun H2020 project (G.A. 862942), by substituting and combining conventional materials with other bio-composite products to form hybrids from bio-based polymers and wood. A benchmark ECA was conducted, simulating alternative FSMs devised with common practice solutions for the curtain wall façade to facilitate a comprehensive comparison. The life cycle inventory encompassed detailed technical information, fostering the utilization of primary data for accuracy. The study particularly highlights considerations over three technological systems of the modules that incorporate increased use of wood-based components and a novel bio-composite material: the frame profiles, the insulation equipment, and the seal system. Despite the challenges due to the Basajaun FSMs’ weight, the findings reveal that replacing the currently used materials with wood-based materials and bio-composites reduced the embodied emissions, particularly substituting aluminum frame profiles. The insights presented here offer indicators toward circular, environmentally conscious, bio-composed building envelopes, emphasizing the need for continued analysis and refinements as a consequence of increasing the accuracy of the available primary data from the supply chain and concerning end-of-life scenarios.
SN 2071-1050
YR 2024
FD 2024-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4894
UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4894
LA eng
NO Morganti , L , Vandi , L , Astudillo Larraz , J , García-Jaca , J , Navarro Muedra , A & Pracucci , A 2024 , ' A1–A5 Embodied Carbon Assessment to Evaluate Bio-Based Components in Façade System Modules ' , Sustainability , vol. 16 , no. 3 , 1190 . https://doi.org/10.3390/su16031190
NO Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.
DS TECNALIA Publications
RD 29 sept 2024