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THE USE OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION |
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| Title | THE USE OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION |
| Creator | OHIOMAH IFIJE, CLINTON AIGBAVBOA, THULISILE ZWANE, DOUGLAS AGHIMEN |
| Contributor | Didem Ozevin, Hossein Ataei, Mehdi Modares, Asli Pelin Gurgun, Siamak Yazdani, Amarjit Singh |
| Publisher | ISEC PRESS |
| Publication Year | 2562 |
| Keyword | Environmental impacts, Sustainability, Life cycle assessment, Construction industry. |
| Abstract | This study seeks to assess the benefit of sustainable construction and the use of lifecycle assessment in the South African construction industry to achieve sustainable construction. The data used in this was derived from both primary and secondary resources. The primary data was collected through a questionnaire approach. The study revealed that LCA can be used for product comparison, product development, formulating of product eco-labels, evaluating construction processes and decision- making processes in the construction industry concerning materials. Furthermore, the study revealed that LCA has various strengths, challenges and weakness, this is due to the fact that there is a requirement of the high quality of knowledge and data when conducting a detailed LCA study. However, this study revealed that life cycle thinking is a cornerstone for developing policies and programs which meet sustainability criteria and there is a great room for the development and use of LCA in the South African construction industry. Therefore, it is recommended that the South African Construction industry invests more in environmental tools such as LCA. |
| ISBN | 978-0-9960437-6-2 |
| Language | English |
| URL Website | https://www.isec-society.org/ |
| Website title | ISEC Society |
