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A Comparison of Life Cycle Impact of Mass Timber and Concrete in Building Construction
World Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture
| Vol 1, Issue 1
Table 6. Combined LCA results for stages A to D (not including theoperational energy use phase) for beams and columns sections of the design– from Athena impact estimator for buildings.
| LCA Measures | Columns and beams, (Concrete) | Columns and beams, (Glulam) | Columns and beams (LVL/PSL) |
| Global Warming Potential, kg CO2 eq | 1.63E+04 | -1.75E+03 | 3.97E+02 |
| Acidification Potential, kg SO2 eq | 7.68E+01 | 1.17E+01 | 2.03E+01 |
| HH Particulate, kg PM2.5 eq | 3.10E+01 | 1.81E+00 | 2.30E+00 |
| Eutrophication Potential, kg N eq | 5.43E+00 | 1.23E+00 | 1.57E+00 |
| Ozone Depletion Potential, kg CFC-11 eq | 8.68E-05 | 2.42E-05 | 4.26E-06 |
| Smog Potential, kg O3 eq | 1.41E+03 | 2.15E+02 | 3.13E+02 |
| Total Primary Energy, MJ | 1.82E+05 | 2.91E+04 | 4.87E+04 |
| Non-Renewable Energy, MJ | 1.76E+05 | 1.69E+04 | 3.04E+04 |
| Fossil Fuel Consumption, MJ | 1.44E+05 | 1.69E+04 | 3.04E+04 |