EcoBalance model for assessing sustainability in residential areas and relevant case studies in Finland

摘要

The EcoBalance Model was developed at VTT,the Technical Research Center of Finland, in the early 1990s, and it has been used in several case studies in Finland. The model estimates the total consumption of energy and other natural resources, The production of emissions and wastes, and the costs caused directly and indirectly By residential areas and urban structures on a life-cycle basis. The results of the Case studies give information about the ecological impacts of different solutions in Urban development.