Environmental benchmarks for buildings: needs, challenges and solutions—71st LCA forum, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, 18 June 2019

Rolf Frischknecht (1) , Maria Balouktsi (2) , Thomas Lützkendorf (2) , Annette Aumann (3) , Harpa Birgisdottir (4) , Elmar Grosse Ruse (5) , Alexander Hollberg (6) , Matti Kuittinen (7) , Monica Lavagna (8) , Antonín Lupišek (9) , Alexander Passer (10) , Bruno Peuportier (11) , Livia Ramseier (1) , Martin Röck (10) , Damien Trigaux (12) , Dora Vancso

1 Treeze Ltd
2 KIT - Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
3 Stadt Zurich
4 Statens Byggeforskningsinstitut
5 World Wildlife Fund
6 ETH Zürich - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich]
7 Ministry of the Environment
8 POLIMI - Politecnico di Milano [Milan]
9 CTU - Czech Technical University in Prague
10 TU Graz - Graz University of Technology [Graz]
11 CES - Centre Efficacité Énergétique des Systèmes
12 KU Leuven - Catholic University of Leuven = Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

The 71st LCA forum was held on 18 June 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland, to discuss the current status and future plans of environmental benchmarking for buildings in view of the 1.5 °C target stipulated in the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement requires a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, in fact net zero by 2050. One of the priority areas is the building stock, as it is an important source of greenhouse gas emissions. COP23, the International Energy Agency (IEA) and an increasing number of countries are extending their consideration from aspects such as energy consumption and emissions from building operation to the manufacture of construction materials and building construction. The event offered an excellent platform to exchange ideas and thoughts on existing and planned environmental benchmarking schemes for buildings.

Domaines: Eco-conception

Rolf Frischknecht, Maria Balouktsi, Thomas Lützkendorf, Annette Aumann, Harpa Birgisdottir, et al.. Environmental benchmarks for buildings: needs, challenges and solutions—71st LCA forum, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, 18 June 2019. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2019, 24 (12), pp.2272-2280. ⟨10.1007/s11367-019-01690-y⟩. ⟨hal-03318986⟩