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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 7. Combined LCA results for stages A to D (not including theoperational energy use phase) for wall sections of the design.
| LCA Measures | Concrete walls, concrete brick-cladding | Cross laminated timber walls, Spruce wood bevel siding-cladding |
| Global Warming Potential, kg CO2 eq | 1.42E+04 | -6.91E+03 |
| Acidification Potential, kg SO2 eq | 9.15E+01 | 3.25E+01 |
| HH Particulate, kg PM2.5 eq | 3.08E+01 | 2.18E+01 |
| Eutrophication Potential, kg N eq | 6.16E+00 | 1.96E+00 |
| Ozone Depletion Potential, kg CFC-11 eq | 1.05E-04 | 8.68E-06 |
| Smog Potential, kg O3 eq | 1.77E+03 | 7.64E+02 |
| Total Primary Energy, MJ | 1.61E+05 | 9.28E+04 |
| Non-Renewable Energy, MJ | 1.53E+05 | 5.38E+04 |
| Fossil Fuel Consumption, MJ | 1.42E+05 | 4.58E+04 |