Project: Climate impacts of wood vs. non-wood buildings from lifecycle perspective

The outcome of this project was a comprehensive review of existing literature on energy and climate implications of wood-frame and non-wood-frame building systems

Project information

Research Group
Sustainable Built Environment Research (SBER)
Project Manager
Ambrose Dodoo
Project Members
Ambrose Dodoo (Lnu), Leif Gustavsson (Lnu), Roger Sathre (Lnu)
Collaborating Organization
Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting (SKL)
Funding Organization
Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting (SKL)
Timetable
June–December 2015
Department
Department of Built Environment and Energy Technology
Report
http://lnu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A883302&dswid=4266
http://webbutik.skl.se/sv/artiklar/climate-impacts-of-wood-vs-non-wood-buildings.html

More about the project

This project was commissioned by the Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting (SKL). The terms of reference of the project required the Sustainable Built Environment Research group (SBER) to conduct a comprehensive review of existing literature on energy and climate implications of wood-frame and non-wood-frame building systems with focus on: the effect of material choice on different lifecycle stages of a building; the significance of building frame material in relation to the total primary energy use and climate impact of a building; key methodological issues linked to life cycle analysis of buildings; and importance of system perspective in analysis of a building's climate impacts.