Sustainability of Steel Structures
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Christina Radlbeck
Martin Mensinger |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Symposium: Sustainable Infrastructure - Environment Friendly, Safe and Resource Efficient, Bangkok, Thailand, 9-11 September 2009 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Symposium Bangkok 2009 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 243-249 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 7 | ||||
| Year: | 2009 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137809796088756 | ||||
| Abstract: |
This paper focuses on steel structures and their performance in view of sustainable requirements. To this purpose, relevant approaches for the evaluation of sustainable (steel) structures are presented. Among others, these include the environmental product declaration (EPD) according to ISO 14025 and ISO 21930 as well as the new certification system in Germany (DGNB). In the next step, the sustainable performance of steel as structural material is analyzed. To this purpose, respective data bases for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) are discussed. Finally the procedure and the results of a case study with three one-family-houses, representing steel, solid and timber architecture, are presented. It can be summarized, that evaluation methods as well as data bases need further development and harmonization. Nevertheless, steel provides much potential for sustainable structures. This is mainly based on its properties influencing the whole life-cycle, such as flexibility, durability and a high level of recyclability. |
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| Keywords: |
sustainability LCA life-cycle analysis case study evaluation steel structures tools and approaches
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