LCA analysis of Slovak residential building

Building industry is main contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to goals of Paris agreement to achieve temperature rise below 2°C a year and then below 1,5°C a year, we need to find where are our biggest possibilities of improvement. Focus of this paper is on residential buildings built in Slovakia. With population growth also demand for apartments rises. With residential building development comes possible place for improvement. That is why main goal of this assessment is to analyse current state of our residential building fond using eToolLCD software and cradle to grave approach. Selected environmental impact of this analyse are, global warming potential (GWP), ozone depletion (OP), acidification potential (AP), eutrophication potential (EP), photochemical ozone creation potential (POCP), abiotic depletion potential of elements (ADPE), abiotic depletion potential of fossil fuels (ADPF) and also use of primary energy resources (PENERT). Assessed residential buildings are first part of larger investigation in this sector.