Integrating LCA into Green Building Design

摘要

During the design process, a broad range of stakeholders—architects, engineers, designers, contractors, subcontractors and owners—combine technical expertise to produce one-off buildings with long life spans. They must consider the consequences that their decisions have on many performance criteria—building cost, intended functionality, and occupant comfort, safety, and aesthetics. Green building design is an integrated design approach for evaluating and minimizing the potential environmental impacts of a building while also evaluating and optimizing the many other performance criteria.