Life Cycle Assessment of Building Materials: Literature Rewiew

Abstract

Sustainable development policies are often on the agenda as global warming and resource depletion problems are increasing. The construction sector is one of the focal points of these studies with high environmental burdens. Many building materials, methods and tools are used together during the construction process. The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method has been developed in order to determine the environmental load of these inputs. As a result of LCA studies, the load of components or processes on the environment can be calculated and critical points can be determined. In this study, the sustainability of construction materials have researched by books, post graduate theses and articles in Turkey and around the world and summarised with a table.

Keywords

• Life Cycle Assessment,Sustainable Building Material

Yapı Malzemelerinin Yaşam Döngü Değerlendirmesi: Literatür Taraması

Abstract

Küresel ısınma ve kaynakların tükenmesi problemlerinin artması sebebiyle sürdürülebilir kalkınma politikaları sıklıkla gündeme gelmektedir. İnşaat sektörü ise ortaya çıkardığı yüksek çevresel yüklerle bu çalışmaların odaklarından biridir. Yapının ortaya çıkması sürecinde pek çok inşaat malzemesi, yöntemi ve aracı bir arada kullanılmaktadır. Bu girdilerin çevresel yüklerinin ortaya çıkartılabilmesi amacıyla Yaşam Döngü Değerlendirmesi (YDD) yöntemi geliştirilmiştir. YDD çalışmalarının sonucunda bileşenlerin veya süreçlerin çevreye verdiği yükler hesaplanabilmekte, kritik noktalar tespit edilebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada inşaat malzemelerinin sürdürülebilirlikleri ve YDD’lerinin Türkiye ve Dünya’daki kitaplar, lisans üstü tezler ve makaleler üzerinden kaynak incelemesi yapılmış ve tablo halinde özetlenmiştir.

Keywords

• Yaşam Döngü Değerlendirmesi,Sürdürülebilir Yapı Malzemesi

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