This lesson introduces the concept of life cycle assessment (LCA) for buildings. LCA describes the impact of buildings to the environment. The greenhouse gas emissions for building construction and building operation are introduced in this lesson. Estimations can be done by using the data set in the PDF handout.

Goal: The designer will learn how to estimate the greenhouse gas emissions for building construction and building operation.

This lesson is supplementary, not required.

Download the handout here.

There is no Learning Check associated with this Lesson.