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LVS3 Large Valorisation on Sustainability of Steel Structures - AMECO
The technical objective of the LVS3 project is to disseminate knowledge acquired in recent years about the environmental impact assessment of steel and composite buildings. During the last decade, a lot of research projects have been funded to develop methodologies, systems, and products aimed at improving thermal efficiency as well as the global environmental footprint of steel buildings. The new EN 15804 standard, intended for environmental calculation of buildings, now takes into account the fact that steel is a recyclable material (Module D).
Sustainability includes environmental, economic, and social concerns for achieving long-lasting development. Sustainability of construction comprises the major health and environmental aspects related to the life cycles of all types of buildings. A building’s life cycle includes production, use, deconstruction, the underlying activities, materials, and energy flows, all of which generate inevitable influence on the planet – both good and bad. Steel, as a building material, has undeniable and inherent advantages in this respect, among others, due to its mature process of recycling.
The aim of the dissemination project LVS3: Large Valorisation on Sustainability of Steel Structures (RFS2-CT-2013-00016) is to provide information on the different steps used for the environmental assessment of steel and composite buildings in AMECO software.
The software and documents were developed and validated within the scope of the European Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) project SB-Steel: Sustainability of Steel Buildings (SB_Steel, 2014).
The project was divided into four steps:
- realisation of documentation and software about the sustainability of steel structures
- translation of the documentation and software interface
- training for partners involved in seminars
- organisation of seminars in different European countries
The dissemination package available consists of different documents and software:
- a design guide
- a background document
- AMECO software
- an App version (mobiles/tablets) of LCA calculations available; also in the App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android)
- PowerPoint presentations
- all of the documents translated into the majority of the European languages
All of the documents are also available on the following website dedicated to this project in (almost) all European languages: http://sustainable-steel.eu/