Environmental considerations have called for new developments in building\r\ntechnologies to bridge the gap between this need for lower impacts on the environment and\r\never increasing comfort. These developments were generally directed at the reduction of\r\nthe energy consumption during operations. While this was indeed a mandatory first step,\r\ncomplete environmental life cycle analysis raises new questions. For instance, for a typical\r\nlow thermal energy consumption building, the embodied energy of construction materials\r\nnow becomes an important component of the environmental footprint. In addition, the\r\nusual practice in life cycle analysis now appears to call for some adaptationââ?¬â?due to\r\nvariable parameters in timeââ?¬â?to be implemented successfully in building analysis. These\r\nissues bring new challenges to reach the goal of integrated design, construction,\r\ncommissioning, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of sustainable buildings.
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