Whole life carbon and the building life cycle

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Buildings have a life cycle made up of specific stages: design (product selection and specification) construction operation and end of life. British Standard BS EN 15978:2011 Sustainability of construction works refers to these life-cycle stages and defines the different sources of carbon emissions at each (see Figure 4). Figure 4: Building and infrastructure life cycle stages...