THE IMPACT OF APPLICATION OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT APPROACH (L.C.A.A.) TO MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Abstract

The World’s construction industry is faced with new challenges. Legislation, environmental levies, voluntary agreements like Kyoto Protocol, which commits industrial countries in 1997 to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases between the years 2008 and 2012 by 5% compared to 1990 levels, and Due to demand increase of customers on the construction industry which means that the industry must continuously improve its environmental performance by developing and implementing cleaner technology. There is often an economic benefit from these activities. Carbon dioxide is the main indicator used in the assessment of concrete constructions and other facilities compared to non-concrete constructions, and although the concrete is known by the massive quantities of carbon dioxide emissions during the process of production, it is important to include the term of building processing in this type of assessments.