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C. Rivero-Camacho et al.
In this sense, this research studies each of the stages of the BLC, from design
to demolition, the end of life phase of the building, in order to respond to the
environmental assessment of the entire BLC.
3 Objective and Methodology
Taking into account the initial planning, the objective of this work is to develop
a model that allows the evaluation and quantification from the design stage of the
building, the material and energy resources present in each of its life stages, so that
it is possible to predict what would be its environmental impact in its entire BLC.
All of this is planned from a budget structure that allows for a double evaluation,
economic and environmental. This identifies the location of the impact points, as well
as facilitating their understanding and application by the technicians of the sector as
it is a structure with which they feel familiar and which also allows their transfer to
other documents and agents involved in the building projects.
Since the decisions taken in the design stage will have a direct impact on the rest
of the building stages, it is intended that the method proposed will evaluate through
the EF indicator the environmental impact of the project under consideration in a
quick, efficient and practical way, with the greatest possible reliability of results.
In addition, the model developed could enable the use of the BLC evaluation as an
assistant in the design of projects. These objectives will be carried out according to
the methodological diagram developed in Fig. 3.
Fig. 3 Methodological diagram for BLC evaluation. CDW stands for construction and demolition
waste (self-made)
C. Rivero-Camacho et al.
In this sense, this research studies each of the stages of the BLC, from design
to demolition, the end of life phase of the building, in order to respond to the
environmental assessment of the entire BLC.
3 Objective and Methodology
Taking into account the initial planning, the objective of this work is to develop
a model that allows the evaluation and quantification from the design stage of the
building, the material and energy resources present in each of its life stages, so that
it is possible to predict what would be its environmental impact in its entire BLC.
All of this is planned from a budget structure that allows for a double evaluation,
economic and environmental. This identifies the location of the impact points, as well
as facilitating their understanding and application by the technicians of the sector as
it is a structure with which they feel familiar and which also allows their transfer to
other documents and agents involved in the building projects.
Since the decisions taken in the design stage will have a direct impact on the rest
of the building stages, it is intended that the method proposed will evaluate through
the EF indicator the environmental impact of the project under consideration in a
quick, efficient and practical way, with the greatest possible reliability of results.
In addition, the model developed could enable the use of the BLC evaluation as an
assistant in the design of projects. These objectives will be carried out according to
the methodological diagram developed in Fig. 3.
Fig. 3 Methodological diagram for BLC evaluation. CDW stands for construction and demolition
waste (self-made)