The factor of time in the life cycle assesment of housing

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housing, life time assessment, LCA, time, environmental, uncertainty, service life, burden, environmental burden, potential

Conducting life cycle assessments, or LCA’s, involves many uncertainties, including those related to the factor of time. Time is very important in the environmental assessment of housing, because of the relativity long service life of houses. During a house’s service life many changes occur, which are not usually considered in...