Hernandez, PatxiOregi, XabatLongo, SoniaCellura, Maurizio2024-07-242024-07-242018-01-01Hernandez , P , Oregi , X , Longo , S & Cellura , M 2018 , Life-cycle assessment of buildings . in Handbook of Energy Efficiency in Buildings : A Life Cycle Approach . Elsevier , pp. 207-261 . https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812817-6.00010-397801281281839780128128176https://hdl.handle.net/11556/2430Publisher Copyright: © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.As building energy efficiency improves and energy use in operation of buildings is reduced, it is increasingly important to take into account other phases of the building life cycle. A consistent methodology needs to be applied for evaluating impacts of products used through the building whole life cycle, including their manufacturing, transport, installation, use, maintenance and substitution, and end of life. This life-cycle perspective serves to evaluate if the environmental benefits of reducing building energy use are not outweighed by environmental impacts from other building life-cycle phases. The methodology can also integrate cost and even social indicators to provide a wider life-cycle sustainability performance evaluation.55enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessbook part10.1016/B978-0-12-812817-6.00010-3Case studiesEmbodied energyEnvironmental impactsLCALCCLife-cycle assessmentLife-cycle costingSustainability performanceGeneral EngineeringSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean EnergySDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructurehttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85072010314&partnerID=8YFLogxK