The use and the need of LCA Automatisation in Building Certification
Talo, Reija (2017)
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018053111411
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018053111411
Tiivistelmä
The thesis discusses the state of the construction sector Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) automatisation from the client’s (e.g. designer, subcontractor) perspective. The main purpose was to investigate the use and the need of a sertain software tool that different companies use in different countries in order to maximize the environmental performance of a building. The questionnaire was sent to different professionals working in the construction sector, and who potentially are working with certifying the buildings (BREEAM, LEED).
The main focus with the questions was very practical and considered how the users felt using the LCA software tools in general. The questions covered basically the user history and future prospects of an LCA for the target audience – if they had ever been involved in an LCA process, if they think that they would be, and possibly how many times in the following year. The questionnaire also covered questions of the felt need of the LCA – whether it was considered beneficial to use LCA to achieve the desired sustainability or other goals or not. The questionnaire reached an answer return rate of 5%, thus one must be critical when interpreting the results.
The main focus with the questions was very practical and considered how the users felt using the LCA software tools in general. The questions covered basically the user history and future prospects of an LCA for the target audience – if they had ever been involved in an LCA process, if they think that they would be, and possibly how many times in the following year. The questionnaire also covered questions of the felt need of the LCA – whether it was considered beneficial to use LCA to achieve the desired sustainability or other goals or not. The questionnaire reached an answer return rate of 5%, thus one must be critical when interpreting the results.