A Life Cycle Perspective for Sustainable Real Estate Investment Decision-Making: An Integrated Life Cycle Costing and Assessment Approach for Institutional Real Estate Investment Funds - Balancing Economic Feasibility and Sustainability in Building Design

It is observed that both cost and environmental impact are underemphasized criteria in the investment decision-making process of Institutional Real Estate Investment Funds (IREIFs). The limited adoption of Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) within IREIFs' Performance Management Systems (PMS) hampers improved investment...

The future of concrete recycling: An integrated life cycle environmental and cost analysis on the hotspots to improve the demolition and recycling practices across Europe

Building construction is a material-intensive process known for depleting natural resources, mainly gravel and sand, used in concrete production. At the same time, building demolition generates large amounts of construction and demolition waste (CDW), primarily consisting of end-of-life (EOL) concrete, a significant waste flow occurring in...

Performing life cycle assessment and life cycle costing on a DFF 3007

The shipping industry emits large quantaties of CO2, NOx and SOx. The regulations regarding these harmful emissions become stricter. For ship owners there are different solutions to reduce emissions. Among others they can switch to cleaner fuels or install exhaust gas treatment systems. This report provides an insight in the calculation of the...

Efficiency and Feasibility of the Disassembly Process for Curtain Wall Systems

This research focuses on “Disassembly” as the environmentally preferred approach to curtain wall systems’ EoL. The process of disassembly can maximize material recovery and facilitate reuse of components. The resulting environmental benefits vary from limiting the need for virgin materials and saving manufacturing energy to reducing the final...