caa a22 4500 606170243 CHVBK 20210128100716.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10098-015-0959-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10098-015-0959-0 Spatial life cycle sustainability assessment: a conceptual framework for net-zero buildings [Elektronische Daten] [Navid Hossaini, Kasun Hewage, Rehan Sadiq] The building sector has a huge impact on the environment; it consumes 30-40% of global natural resources and 40% of energy. The impacts of the building sector can be reduced drastically by implementing a net-zero approach in both design and sustainability management of buildings. Net-zero building is a building system that uses sustainable materials and produces its needed energy and water throughout its life cycle. Unlike green buildings, there is a limited number of sustainability rating systems for net-zero buildings (e.g., Living Building Challenge). Despite the importance of geographical characteristics and local environmental conditions, spatial consideration in green and net-zero buildings is largely lacking in the literature. Considering the variability of environmental behavior around the globe and its significant effects on energy, water demands, and availability of construction materials, it is a major shortcoming to ignore the role of geography in net-zero buildings. This paper discusses a new methodology in the assessment of net-zero buildings by integrating regional characteristics and life cycle sustainability assessment. The methodology outlined in this paper can assist in sustainability design and decision making of net-zero buildings. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Net-zero building nationallicence Spatial analysis nationallicence Sustainability assessment nationallicence Hossaini Navid School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, 1137 Alumni Ave, V1V 1V7, Kelowna, BC, Canada aut Hewage Kasun School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, 1137 Alumni Ave, V1V 1V7, Kelowna, BC, Canada aut Sadiq Rehan School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, 1137 Alumni Ave, V1V 1V7, Kelowna, BC, Canada aut Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17/8(2015-12-01), 2243-2253 1618-954X 17:8<2243 2015 17 10098 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-015-0959-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-015-0959-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hossaini Navid School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, 1137 Alumni Ave, V1V 1V7, Kelowna, BC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hewage Kasun School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, 1137 Alumni Ave, V1V 1V7, Kelowna, BC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sadiq Rehan School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, 1137 Alumni Ave, V1V 1V7, Kelowna, BC, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17/8(2015-12-01), 2243-2253 1618-954X 17:8<2243 2015 17 10098