| Aspect |
A-13 Transport of construction machinery to the building site – screening and simplified LCA |
|||||
Description |
This aspect concerns the transportation of machinery necessary for the construction of a building from the storage place to the construction site. Under specific goal and scope, this aspect might be interesting, e.g. for a construction company that needs to identify the hotspots of its construction site. | |||||
|
Related study objective |
☒ stand-alone LCA | ☒ comparative assertion | ||||
|
Related study phase |
☒ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |
| goal and scope definition | inventory analysis (LCI) | impact assessment (LCIA) | interpretation | reporting | ||
|
Relevant for |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| new buildings | existing buildings | building products | screening LCA | simplified LCA | complete LCA | |
Provisions |
The transportation of construction machinery to the building site is optional, owing to both potentially missing data and minor relevance. It may be included in screening and simplified LCA if it is relevant for the goal and scope of the study (e.g. a construction company might have more interest than a building designer on this aspect).If the transportation of construction machinery is accounted for, rules for its estimation should follow the recommendations of EN 15804. In this case, practitioners should refer to the cut-off rules, and use default values (ratios) for the transportation distances and load factors. | |||||
Rules from: |
EN 15978: No specific rule is defined (8.5 Scenarios for the construction process stage (Modules A4-A5)) EN 15804: |
|||||
Guidance |
The practitioner can use default values (ratios) defined with stakeholders for screening and simplified LCA.This aspect may be neglected for most construction projects, owing to its minor relevance. | |||||
