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dc.contributor | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Tecnologia de l'Arquitectura, de l'Edificació i de l'Urbanisme |
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dc.contributor | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Tecnologia de l'Arquitectura |
dc.contributor | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GICITED - Grup Interdiciplinari de Ciència i Tecnologia en l'Edificació |
dc.contributor.author | Gámez García, Diana C. |
dc.contributor.author | Saldaña Márquez, Héctor |
dc.contributor.author | Gómez Soberón, José Manuel Vicente |
dc.contributor.author | Arredondo Rea, Susana Paola |
dc.contributor.author | Gómez Soberón, Maria Consolación |
dc.contributor.author | Corral Higuera, Ramón |
dc.coverage.spatial | east=-102.55278399999997; north=23.634501; name=Villa de Cos, Estat de Zacatecas, Mèxic |
dc.date | 2019-07-23 |
dc.identifier.citation | Gámez, D. [et al.]. Environmental challenges in the residential sector: life cycle assessment of Mexican social housing. "Energies", 23 Juliol 2019, vol. 12, núm. 14. |
dc.identifier.citation | 1996-1073 |
dc.identifier.citation | 10.3390/en12142837 |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2117/170594 |
dc.description.abstract | Social Housing (SH) in Mexico has a potentially important role in reducing both the emission of greenhouse gases and the use of non-renewable resources, two of the main challenges facing not only Mexico but the planet as a whole. This work assesses the environmental impact generated by the embodied stages of a typical SH throughout its life cycle (cradle to grave), by means of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Two types of envelope and interior walls and three types of windows are compared. It was found that SH emits 309 kg CO2 eq/m2 and consumes 3911 MJ eq/m2 in the product stages (A1 to A3) and construction process (A4 to A5); the most important stages are those referring to the products, namely, A1 to A3, B4 (replacement) and B2 (maintenance). Additionally, benefits were found in the use of lightweight and thermal materials, such as concrete blocks lightened with pumice or windows made of PVC or wood. Although the use of LCA is incipient in the housing and construction sector in Mexico, this work shows how its application is not only feasible but recommended as it may become a basic tool in the search for sustainability. |
dc.description.abstract | Peer Reviewed |
dc.language.iso | eng |
dc.relation | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/14/2837 |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.subject | Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Arquitectura |
dc.subject | Public housing Mexico |
dc.subject | Greenhouse gases |
dc.subject | Life cycle assessment |
dc.subject | Social housing |
dc.subject | Embodied stages |
dc.subject | Embodied energy |
dc.subject | Embodied greenhouse gases |
dc.subject | Residential sector |
dc.subject | Latin America and the Caribbean |
dc.subject | Gasos d'efecte hivernacle |
dc.subject | Habitatge públic -- Mèxic |
dc.title | Environmental challenges in the residential sector: life cycle assessment of Mexican social housing |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |