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Title

LCA for a residential Italian multifamily building: a case study

Authors

Pierluca Vitale, Department of Environmental, Biological, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies – Second University of Naples, Via Vivaldi, 43, 81100 Caserta, ITALYFollow
Fabrizio Di Gregorio, AMRA s.c.ar.l. – Analysis and Monitoring of Environmental Risk, Via Nuova Agnano, 11, 80125 Napoli, ITALY
Umberto Arena, Department of Environmental, Biological, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies – Second University of Naples, Via Vivaldi, 43, 81100 Caserta, ITALY

Conference Dates

June 5-10, 2016

Abstract

The importance of the construction sector involves environmental, economic and social aspects. From an environmental point of view, the sector consumes about 60% of the mineral extraction from the lithosphere [1], and requires up to 40% of the total energy demand of an industrialized country [2]. Moreover, a huge amount of construction and demolition wastes are generated: 821 Mt/y only in Europe in 2012, i.e. 32.7% of the total amount of European waste [3-5]. An environmental friendly policy appears then necessary to improve the environmental performances of the sector.

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Recommended Citation

Pierluca Vitale, Fabrizio Di Gregorio, and Umberto Arena, "LCA for a residential Italian multifamily building: a case study" in "Life Cycle Assessment and Other Assessment Tools for Waste Management and Resource Optimization", Professor Umberto Arena, Second University of Naples, Italy Professor Thomas Astrup, Denmark Technical University, Denmark Professor Paola Lettieri, University College London, United Kingdom Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2016). https://dc.engconfintl.org/lca_waste/44