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Abstract
Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is widely used in certifications, regulations, and voluntary declarations covering the climate impact of buildings over their entire value chain. However, biodiversity impacts and other environmental impact categories are often disregarded. Conversely, there is a trend towards more systematic assessments of the biodiversity impacts that occur on-site as part of development projects (e.g. land transformation on the project site). However, off-site biodiversity impacts occurring throughout the rest of the value chain (e.g. from forestry activities, mining, manufacturing, heat and electricity production) are rarely considered. To bridge this gap, this article introduces the Doughnut Biotool, an open-source calculation tool to assess biodiversity impacts throughout the entire life cycle of development projects. The tool was initially developed to help implement Doughnut Economics and absolute sustainability principles in development projects. It constitutes a first step towards a better consideration of biodiversity impacts related to material- and energy use in building and construction projects. This paper presents the design of the tool and the method and data it relies on. The tool is applied to two separate case study projects, and used as a basis to discuss hotspots of biodiversity impacts within the building's life cycle. Finally, the paper includes a discussion of the main challenges and opportunities for the future development and use of the tool, as well as for biodiversity impact assessments in the building sector as a whole.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 012049 |
Journal | IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science |
Volume | 1402 |
Issue number | 1 |
ISSN | 1755-1307 |
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Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Event | 2024 International Conference on Challenges for the Next Generation Built Environment, NEXTBUILT 2024 - Bologna, Italy Duration: 9 May 2024 → 10 May 2024 |
Conference
Conference | 2024 International Conference on Challenges for the Next Generation Built Environment, NEXTBUILT 2024 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Bologna |
Period | 09/05/2024 → 10/05/2024 |
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Doughnut Economics principles for urban development projects
Francart, N. (Project Participant) & Birgisdottir, H. (Project Coordinator)
01/01/2022 → 30/06/2024
Project: Research
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Doughnutøkonomi og biodiversitet i byggeriet
Hansen, R. N. (Lecturer)
9 Dec 2024Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Dialogmøde - Biodiversitet i byggeriet: Hvordan arbejder branchen?
Hansen, R. N. (Speaker) & Birgisdottir, H. (Panel member)
2 Dec 2024Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
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Doughnut Biotool - Life cycle biodiversity impact assessment tool for urban projects
Francart, N., Stranddorf, L. K., Ryberg, M., Sunesen, R. & Kjørup Rasmussen, K., 30 Aug 2023Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Research
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The Doughnut for Urban Development: Manual, Appendix and Database
Birgisdottir, H., Bjørn, A., Branny, A., Clausen, C., Fanning, A., Fetzer, I., Francart, N., Grcheva, L., Heide, M., Lassen, E., Leonardsen, J., Moberg, F., Nørgaard, R., Pham, D., Kjørup Rasmussen, K., Raworth, K., Ryberg, M., Hill-Hansen, D. & Guldager Jensen, K., 21 Jun 2023, The Danish Architectural Press. 91 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Communication
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