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Art Feature—“Material Trail”

Lawrence, Isais (University of Oregon, 2021-01)

The illustration is focused around “emergy,” which is a word created from the term “embodied energy.” Emergy is the total energy used in the life cycle of a product; it is the energy required both directly and indirectly ...
Whole building life cycle assessment (WBLCA) of mass timber systems: European vs North American mass timber vs steel

O’Halloran, Simone; Kazeminejad, Yasmin (University of Oregon, Dept. of Architecture, Portland Program, 2019)

Whole Building Life Cycle Assessments (WBLCA) are helpful tools in the evaluation of the environmental impacts of all of the components in a building. Inputs (like material extraction and manufacturing) and outputs (such ...