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http://dx.doi.org/10.5658/WOOD.2017.45.5.650

Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emission for Wooden House Using Simplified Life Cycle Assessment Tool  

Chang, Yoon-Seong (Department of Forest Products, National Institute of Forest Science)
Kim, Sejong (Department of Forest Products, National Institute of Forest Science)
Son, Whi-Lim (Econetwork)
Jung, Soon-Chul (Econetwork)
Shin, Hyun-Kyeong (Department of Forest Products, National Institute of Forest Science)
Shim, Kug-Bo (Department of Forest Products, National Institute of Forest Science)
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Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology / v.45, no.5, 2017 , pp. 650-660 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, simplified LCA (life cycle assessment) tool was developed to increase accessibility and availability on LCA timber construction. The result of simplified LCA was compared with commercial program on LCA (Simapro.7) to verify its availability. As a result of evaluating environmental impacts with the Life Cycle Inventory of all processes, gap between LCA and simplified LCA tools of timber construction was about 1%. Therefore, the simplified LCA tool could analyse greenhouse gas emissions of timber construction and to expand number of data set through improved conveniency of users for developing database of timber construction in Korea. The reduction effects of greenhouse gas emissions of timber construction was about 53% of total emission offset up to construction phase. The results of this study would support decision making process to expand to timber construction policy to showcase environmental friendliness of timber construction. It was expected to contribute to response to the New climate regime in forestry.
Keywords
wooden house; environmental quantification; life cycle assessment;
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