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Life Cycle Assessment is a methodology to evaluate the environmental impacts associated with all the steps of a building' life. By its interpretation it is possible to identify corrective measures to improve the sustainability of the building and enhance a reduction of its environmental footprint.
Highlights alternatives to reduce the environmental impacts of your building
The analysis of the environmental impacts associated with the building materials permit us to:
- Quantify the embodied and operational carbon emissions of the building from a life cycle approach
- Compare them against the current benchmarks and evaluate their performance considering the purpose of the architecture
- Propose alternatives and design strategies to reduce the whole environmental impact and achieve the best energy behaviour of your building
Connecting BIM technology with the materials’ environmental data allow us to analyse the performance of these within the building, quantify their impacts and compare them against benchmarks in real time. Once all categories are assigned with modeling software we can assess the best alternatives to improve the whole building carbon strategy.
By understanding the materials' environmental impact and therefore, the instrinsic energy embodied of the building, it is possible to make effective choices to achieve a sustainable building.
The sooner, the better
The aim of the life cycle assessment is to display the environmental impacts associated within the building with the aim to quantify and reduce them. Therefore, the most effective time to conduct this kind of analysis is at the beginning of the project.
By doing so we are capable to assess the best solutions and suggest corrective measures to improve the sustainability of the project along the decision making process.
According to the Carbon Leadership Forum the environmental analysis should be considered in each step of the construction process and should propose a roadmap to reduce the building life cycle impacts.
Successful projects
BREEAM and VERDE certification for a logistics platform
BREEAM and VERDE certification process and consultancy
- Certification: BREEAM Excelente and VERDE 4 hojas
- Location: Polígono Industrial de Arinaga en Agüímes (Gran Canaria)
- Area: 36.446m2
- Client: LIDL Supermercados S.A.U
- Status: Ongoing
LEED Gold certification for a logistics centre in Barcelona's harbour
LEED GOLD certification process and consultancy
- Certificación: LEED Gold
- Ubicación: Parcela BZ-1 ZAL Port-Ciutat (Barcelona)
- Superficie: 95.616 m2
- Promotor: CILSA
- Estado del proyecto: En curso
Residential building sustainable renovation with VERDE certification
VERDE certification process and consultancy
- Certification: VERDE RH Residencial
- Location: Malasaña (Madrid)
- Area: 1.014 m2
- Client: Europtraal
- Status: Ongoing
Logistics warehouse LEED certification
LEED certification process and consultancy
- Certification: LEED Silver
- Location: Sant Quirze del Vallès (Barcelona)
- Area: 5.016 m2
- Client: Iconsa
- Status: Ongoing
Logistics ZAL Port warehouse LEED Gold certification
LEED Gold certification process and consultancy
- Certification: LEED Gold
- Location: ZAL Port Barcelona
- Area: 7.965 m2
- Client: VOPI 4
- Status: Completed
LEED Gold certificate for a logistics distribution centre
LEED Gold certification process and consultancy
- Certification: LEED Gold
- Location: Carrer de Ca l’Arana nº4–8 de la ZAL Port (Prat)
- Area: 60.942m2
- Client: CILSA
- Status: Completed
VERDE sustainable certification of residential building between party walls
VERDE certification process and consultancy
- Certification: VERDE Omega Residencial
- Location: Cornellà de Llobregat (Barcelona)
- Area: 4.725 m2
- Client: Ilermilk
- Status: Ongoing
Multiresidential building VERDE certification
VERDE certification process and consultancy
- Certification: VERDE Omega Residencial
- Location: Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona)
- Area: 4.521 m2
- Client: Ilermilk
- Status: Ongoing
Residential Hotel DGNB Gold certification
Residential hotel DGNB Gold certification process and consultancy
- Certification: DGNB Gold
- Location: Parque Actividades Económicas Sant Cugat (Barcelona)
- Area: 7.039 m2
- Developer: Europa Center
- Status: Ongoing
Residential building VERDE certification
VERDE certification process and consultancy
- Certification: VERDE Omega Residencial
- Location: Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona)
- Area: 3.251 m2
- Client: Ilermilk
- Status: Ongoing
Sustainability consulting and integrated design in a new construction LEED platinum hotel
Consulting and sustaineble certification for a LEED new construction hotel
- Expected surface: 3610 m2
- Location: Palma de Mallorca
- Building construction type: hotel
- Certification: LEED Platinum
- Status: In progress
- Additional services: LCA, energy simulation, integrated design process.
LEED GOLD certification for a logistics warehouse in Barcelona's harbour
LEED certification process and consultancy:
- Certification: LEED Gold
- Area: 24.581m2
- Location: Carrer de Ca l’Arana nº4–8 de la ZAL Port (Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona)
- Developer: CILSA
- Status: Ongoing
LEED GOLD certification for an office building in 22@
LEED Gold certification process and consultancy
- Certification: LEED Gold
- Location: Distrito 22@ en Barcelona
- Area: 28.380m2
- Client: Urbans TBA
- Status: Ongoing
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