Australian house design: an assessment of alternative constructions

Australian house design: an assessment of alternative constructions

This project provided a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of alternative constructions, based on a typical Australian house design.

This project provided a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of alternative constructions, based on a typical Australian house design.

This project provided a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of alternative constructions, based on a typical Australian house design.

The study applied LCA to determine the impacts of a typical house design and tested newly available inventory data for timber products. The study also examined the implications of uniform building efficiency requirements as viewed through a ’LCA’ lens. While the study did not seek to contract alternative material combinations within a single design, the core objective was an exploratory. The study sought to identify issues for building practitioners in environments where methodologies such as LCA and mandatory building performance formed key elements of building design criteria.

Project dates

2011

Key people

Researchers: Mr Andrew Carre

Partners

Forest and Wood Products Australia

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.

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