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_id: '10548'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The construction industry is one of the greatest sources of pollution, where
    39% of global energy-related carbon emissions are attributed to buildings’ direct
    and indirect emissions (UNEP-SBCI 2017). Facades have a high influence on energy
    consumption during the building life cycle and, consequently, contribute to buildings'
    CO2 equivalent emissions (CO2e). This paper examines the influence of varying
    design parameters to enhance the environmental performance of stick curtain wall
    systems. The environmental performance is determined by measuring the curtain
    wall system's contribution to the building's operational energy consumption and
    assessing its global warming potential throughout its whole life cycle. The curtain
    wall contribution to building operational energy consumption in terms of heating
    and cooling demands (kWh/year) was calculated through an energetic analysis using
    EVEBI Pro software. A whole life cycle assessment (WLCA) from cradle to cradle
    was carried out to define the global warming potential (KgCO2e) using OneClick
    LCA software. The first design parameter is the glass type and thickness, including
    the existing 56mm TGU and three other variants, 44mm TGU, 27mm DGU, and 24mm DGU.
    The second design parameter is the profile material and system, including the
    existing profile VISS 60 steel and two variants, FWS 60 aluminium and AOC 60 timber.
    The results indicate that reducing the curtain wall glass thickness from 56mm
    to 44mm would reduce the embodied carbon emissions almost by half and slightly
    impact the operational energy consumption related to heating and cooling demands.
    Also, using 27mm DGU instead of 24mm DGU would significantly reduce the curtain
    wall’s WLCA. Regarding the other parameter, the comparison shows that the baseline
    VISS 60 steel profile system has the lowest global warming potential, followed
    by the AOC 60 timber and FWS 60 Alu systems.
alternative_title:
- A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment Approach Applied on an Office Building in Munich
author:
- first_name: Daniel
  full_name: Arztmann, Daniel
  id: '58805'
  last_name: Arztmann
- first_name: Dima
  full_name: Othman, Dima
  id: '76045'
  last_name: Othman
citation:
  ama: Arztmann D, Othman D. <i>Evaluating The Environmental Performance Of Stick
    Curtain Wall Systems</i>. Facade Tectonics Institute; 2022.
  apa: Arztmann, D., &#38; Othman, D. (2022). Evaluating The Environmental Performance
    Of Stick Curtain Wall Systems. In <i>Facade Tectonics World Congress 2022</i>.
    Facade Tectonics World Congress 2022, Los Angeles, USA. Facade Tectonics Institute.
  bjps: <b>Arztmann D and Othman D</b> (2022) <i>Evaluating The Environmental Performance
    Of Stick Curtain Wall Systems</i>. Facade Tectonics Institute.
  chicago: Arztmann, Daniel, and Dima Othman. <i>Evaluating The Environmental Performance
    Of Stick Curtain Wall Systems</i>. <i>Facade Tectonics World Congress 2022</i>.
    Facade Tectonics Institute, 2022.
  chicago-de: Arztmann, Daniel und Dima Othman. 2022. <i>Evaluating The Environmental
    Performance Of Stick Curtain Wall Systems</i>. <i>Facade Tectonics World Congress
    2022</i>. Facade Tectonics Institute.
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Arztmann, Daniel</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Othman, Dima</span>: <i>Evaluating The Environmental
    Performance Of Stick Curtain Wall Systems</i> : Facade Tectonics Institute, 2022'
  havard: D. Arztmann, D. Othman, Evaluating The Environmental Performance Of Stick
    Curtain Wall Systems, Facade Tectonics Institute, 2022.
  ieee: D. Arztmann and D. Othman, <i>Evaluating The Environmental Performance Of
    Stick Curtain Wall Systems</i>. Facade Tectonics Institute, 2022.
  mla: Arztmann, Daniel, and Dima Othman. “Evaluating The Environmental Performance
    Of Stick Curtain Wall Systems.” <i>Facade Tectonics World Congress 2022</i>, Facade
    Tectonics Institute, 2022.
  short: D. Arztmann, D. Othman, Evaluating The Environmental Performance Of Stick
    Curtain Wall Systems, Facade Tectonics Institute, 2022.
  ufg: '<b>Arztmann, Daniel/Othman, Dima</b>: Evaluating The Environmental Performance
    Of Stick Curtain Wall Systems, o. O. 2022.'
  van: Arztmann D, Othman D. Evaluating The Environmental Performance Of Stick Curtain
    Wall Systems. Facade Tectonics World Congress 2022. Facade Tectonics Institute;
    2022.
conference:
  end_date: 2022-10-13
  location: Los Angeles, USA
  name: Facade Tectonics World Congress 2022
  start_date: 2022-10-12
date_created: 2023-09-29T13:07:12Z
date_updated: 2023-11-10T08:05:41Z
department:
- _id: DEP1000
- _id: DEP1055
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- url: https://www.facadetectonics.org/papers/evaluating-the-environmnetal-performance-of-stick-curtain-wall-systems
publication: Facade Tectonics World Congress 2022
publisher: Facade Tectonics Institute
status: public
title: Evaluating The Environmental Performance Of Stick Curtain Wall Systems
type: conference_editor_article
user_id: '83780'
year: '2022'
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