Low carbon and low embodied energy materials in buildings: A review

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dc.contributor.authorCabeza, Luisa F.
dc.contributor.authorBarreneche Güerisoli, Camila
dc.contributor.authorMiró, Laia
dc.contributor.authorMorera Prat, Josep M.
dc.contributor.authorBartolí, Esther
dc.contributor.authorFernández Renna, Ana Inés
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-03T11:58:38Z
dc.date.embargoEndDate2025-01-01
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents a review of the literature on low carbon and low embodied energy materials in buildings. Embodied energy is defined and discussed vs. operating energy of buildings and its growing importance due to the implementation of the Energy Building Performance Directive (EBPD) in Europeas example. The difficulty of measuring embodied energy and the difficulty in comparing published data are highlighted, showing an example of proposed new methodology found in the literature. Relationship between embodied energy and embodied CO2 or CO2 footprint is defined. Different materials defined in the literature as low carbon materials are referred, such as cement and concrete, wood, bricks, rammed earth and sandstone. The review shows the research efforts found in the literature to develop new materials with less embodied energy. Finally, the effect of material substitution in the embodied energy of a building is reviewed in the literature.ca_ES
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is partially funded by the Spanish government (ENE2011-28269-C03-02) and the European Union (COST Action TU0802). The authors would like to thank the Catalan Government for the quality accreditation given to their research group GREA (2009 SGR 534) and research group DIOPMA (2009 SGR 645).
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2013.03.017
dc.identifier.idgrec019272
dc.identifier.issn1364-0321
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/47841
dc.language.isoengca_ES
dc.publisherElsevierca_ES
dc.relationMICINN/PN2008-2011/ENE2011-28269-C03-02
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2013.03.017ca_ES
dc.relation.ispartofRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013, núm. 23, p. 536–542ca_ES
dc.rights(c) Elsevier, 2013ca_ES
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccessca_ES
dc.subjectLow energy materialsca_ES
dc.subjectLow carbon materialsca_ES
dc.subjectEmbodied energyca_ES
dc.titleLow carbon and low embodied energy materials in buildings: A reviewca_ES
dc.typearticleca_ES
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionca_ES
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