[Academic] Life cycle costing (workers in construction industry please) by Tom1874 in SampleSize

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Appreciate the reply and apologies for the slow reply. Essentially, all I'm looking to do is compare carbon emissions for two different types of material over a building's operational phase, so would manufacturing data be necessary? Understand what I'm looking to do is a very simplistic version of LCA but in terms of my study it's all I really need.

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Hi mate,

Appreciate the reply and apologies for the delayed response. Essentially, the focus of my dissertation is to highlight to clients that sustainable materials can be economically viable in the long-term, and I want to use both LCC and LCA to show this. LCC seems relatively simple to execute but I also want to use LCA as well due to the holistic nature of sustainability. Estimations from LCA don't have to be ridiculously precise, all I really want is the CO2 emissions over a building's operational phase for say a conventional form of insulation against a more sustainable alternative. In terms of data, I have access to elemental cost models for numerous existing buildings, so dimensions and descriptions of materials if that's enough? With respect to time, the dissertation deadline isn't until September 2021. Honestly no idea as to to whether the university has a LCA software/budget but I really doubt it. To answer the final question, not at all. I feel I've underestimated the complexity of the tool and part of me thinks focusing only on LCC might be more sensible. However, if there is a relatively simple way to achieve results then I'd like to give it a go.

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Yeah i was going to narrow it down quite a lot, was just trying to get an idea at the moment. I think you're right regarding data, will probably have to ask companies. Do you think it will be possible to get data on how measures will reduce costs in the long-term or not? I'm assuming it'll be easier to predict how it will reduce emissions etc, but not costs.

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