Session
Law
Description
The concept of environmental effectiveness has many aspects. In or-der to be effective at mitigating GHG, the policy will need to reduce - rather than displace - emissions, as “leakage” of carbon or other GHG will have no global benefits . Policies may also need to address the broad picture, rather than focusing on optimizing the performance of individual sub-systems. Products used during construction and opera-tion of a building can contribute to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) problems that affect occupants’ well-being. However, IAQ is conventionally not addressed in the life cycle assessments (LCAs) of buildings and build-ing related products even though IAQ leads to one of the areas of pro-tection under LCA - human health impacts. In this study, we proposed an overall framework for integrating IAQ into LCA using the standard steps of LCA. The framework focused on IAQ and LCA modeling from two categories of building related products: 1) passive products that realize their function through initial installa-tion and have long-term decayed emissions, and 2) active equipment that realize their function and cause emissions through daily operation. Dynamic and static life cycle inventory model-ing approaches were proposed for passive products and active equip-ment, respectively. We concluded that it was feasible to integrate IAQ into building related LCA studies. Development of IAQ related impact assessment methodologies can improve upon the limitations of this study. Further studies need to be carried out to compare the health. This study demonstrates the appropriateness and significance of integrating indoor environments into LCA, which ensures a more holistic account of all exposure environments and allows for a better accountability of health impacts. Reducing chemical pressure on human and environ-mental health is an integral part of the global sustainability agenda
Keywords:
Indoor air quality, LCA, the legal framework of air quality
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-982-15-3
Location
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
25-10-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
27-10-2024 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2024.72
Recommended Citation
Syla, Afrim, "Policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental effectiveness" (2024). UBT International Conference. 7.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2024UBTIC/LAW/7
Included in
Policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental effectiveness
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
The concept of environmental effectiveness has many aspects. In or-der to be effective at mitigating GHG, the policy will need to reduce - rather than displace - emissions, as “leakage” of carbon or other GHG will have no global benefits . Policies may also need to address the broad picture, rather than focusing on optimizing the performance of individual sub-systems. Products used during construction and opera-tion of a building can contribute to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) problems that affect occupants’ well-being. However, IAQ is conventionally not addressed in the life cycle assessments (LCAs) of buildings and build-ing related products even though IAQ leads to one of the areas of pro-tection under LCA - human health impacts. In this study, we proposed an overall framework for integrating IAQ into LCA using the standard steps of LCA. The framework focused on IAQ and LCA modeling from two categories of building related products: 1) passive products that realize their function through initial installa-tion and have long-term decayed emissions, and 2) active equipment that realize their function and cause emissions through daily operation. Dynamic and static life cycle inventory model-ing approaches were proposed for passive products and active equip-ment, respectively. We concluded that it was feasible to integrate IAQ into building related LCA studies. Development of IAQ related impact assessment methodologies can improve upon the limitations of this study. Further studies need to be carried out to compare the health. This study demonstrates the appropriateness and significance of integrating indoor environments into LCA, which ensures a more holistic account of all exposure environments and allows for a better accountability of health impacts. Reducing chemical pressure on human and environ-mental health is an integral part of the global sustainability agenda