Initial Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment - Aligned general framework characteristics and selected Sustainability Indicators

Corinna Baumgartner Lecturer & Researcher Technology Assessment & Circular Economy

Abstract
To develop a holistic Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Framework (LCSA-F) for building renovation measures, environmental and social Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Costing and Resilience Assessment were integrated into a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis. General framework characteristics and sustainability indicators were selected by literature review and stakeholder workshops. Further, the LCSA-F will be tested in case studies to derive the final LCSA-F as a tool to support informed decision-making for the most sustainable measures and the decarbonization of the Swiss building stock.

Authors: Baumgartner, Corinna; Spada, Matteo; Lobsiger Kägi, Evelyn.