Pollack Periodica
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Volume 18: Issue 3
Lifespan of wooden houses and analysis of their environmental and social indicators
Authors:
Jana Budajova Institute of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia

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Silvia Vilcekova Institute of Sustainable and Circular Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia

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Eva Kridlova Burdova Institute of Sustainable and Circular Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia

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Katarina Harcarova Institute of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia

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Peter Mesaros Institute of Technology, Economics and Management in Construction, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia

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Pages:
39–45
Online Publication Date:
05 Jun 2023
Publication Date:
25 Sep 2023
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/606.2023.00801
Keywords:
life cycle assessment; life cycle cost; indoor environmental quality; wooden house
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Abstract

This paper deals with life cycle analysis of three wooden houses in terms of environmental impact indicators, construction, and operational costs. At the same time, indoor environmental quality of the houses is investigated. From the results achieved, it can be concluded that wooden house 3 shows the lowest emissions of CO2e/m2.year compared to other houses. Based on overall investigation wooden house 1 is the most advantageous. Concrete structures and mineral wool have the highest share of global warming potential. On the contrary wooden house 3 has the largest life cycle costs. Results of indoor environmental quality show that the permissible limits of the measured physical and chemical factors are not exceeded during the measurement.

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  • Petra Bujňáková (Department of Structures and Bridges, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Žilina, Slovakia)
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  • Szabolcs Fischer (Department of Transport Infrastructure and Water Resources Engineering, Faculty of Architerture, Civil Engineering and Transport Sciences Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary)
  • Radomir Folic (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad Serbia)
  • Jana Frankovská (Department of Geotechnics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia)
  • János Gyergyák (Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Institute of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pécs, Hungary)
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  • Teuta Jashari-Kajtazi (Department of Architecture, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Prishtina, Kosovo)
  • Róbert Kersner (Department of Technical Informatics, Institute of Information and Electrical Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pécs, Hungary)
  • Rita Kiss  (Biomechanical Cooperation Center, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary)
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  • Tibor Kukai (Department of Engineering Studies, Institute of Smart Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Pécs, Hungary)
  • Maria Jesus Lamela-Rey (Departamento de Construcción e Ingeniería de Fabricación, University of Oviedo, Spain)
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  • Maurizio Repetto (Department of Energy “Galileo Ferraris”, Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
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  • Grzegorz Sierpiński (Department of Transport Systems and Traffic Engineering, Faculty of Transport, Silesian University of Technology, Katowice, Poland)
  • Zoltán Siménfalvi (Institute of Energy and Chemical Machinery, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Informatics, University of Miskolc, Hungary)
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