SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Module 8: Integration sustainability, cost and quality

MODULE 8: Integrating sustainability, cost and quality in the construction sector

Prof Frank De Troyer (KUL)
15.11.2011

Time: 8.45 am to 5.00 pm
Language: English
Venue of training: ORI, Kolonel Bourgstraat 105, 1030 Brussels

The aim of this module is to describe and justify an approach that considers environmental effects, costs and qualities in the decision process leading to a more sustainable environment. The approach can be used on different scale levels from building materials, over construction elements and buildings to campus or district level.

Core components

• "Life Cycle Analysis" and "Life Cycle Impact analysis": application in the construction sector;
• Single score evaluation versus multiple score systems;
• Advantages of monetization of environmental effects;
• Simulation models on different scale levels (focus on elements and buildings);
• Decision models based on marginal efficiency of additional improvements;
• Steps towards implementing sustainability via clear long term policy measures.