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Decarbonisation of the building stock
Decarbonisation of the building stock
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1. Introduction
2. Decarbonisation policies and current state of carbon declaration and limit values for buildings in EU and the Nordic countries
2.1 Decarbonisation goals and policies
2.1.1 Carbon neutrality goals
2.1.2 Immediate carbon reduction goals (2030 goals)
2.1.3 Relation between national emissions reduction and carbon limit values for buildings
2.2 Dynamics of the building stock
2.3 European initiatives
2.4 Nordic initiatives
2.4.1 Trajectory to full life cycle scope
2.4.2 Trajectory to full coverage of building types
2.4.3 Compliance control regime
3. Monitoring building stock carbon emissions
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Environmental building stock modelling approaches
3.2.1 National/sectoral emission accounts
3.2.2 Building-level emission accounting
3.2.3 Building stock aggregation
3.3 Building related data
3.3.1 Analysis of key attributes
3.4 A harmonised approach for monitoring decarbonisation of the building stock
3.4.1 Sectoral level monitoring
3.4.2 Building level monitoring
3.5 Modelling dynamic elements in future projections
4. Development of carbon limit values for buildings
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Nordic LCA definitions
4.3 Influential variables for limit values
4.3.1 Building and life cycle scope
4.3.2 Building reference area
4.3.3 Future scenarios in B and C modules
4.3.4 Generic emission factors for construction products
4.3.5 Approach used to set the limit value
4.4 Further implications
4.4.1 Building design
4.4.2 Architectural expression
4.4.3 Illustration of other environmental impact categories
4.4.4 Wood supply
4.4.5 Construction supply chain
4.4.6 Socio-economic impacts
4.4.7 Other valuable considerations
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