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OPTIMIZE : a method for estimating embodied and lifecycle energy and environmental impact of a house (report) / prepared by: Sheltair Scientific Ltd. with SAR Engineering Ltd. ... [et al.].: NH15-802/1991E-PDF

"This report describes a method for estimating the lifecycle energy requirements of a house and its environmental impact as measured in terms of both outdoor and indoor pollutant generation. It also describes how a lifecycle cost may be determined that includes external or societal costs. A computer programme OPTIMIZE, based on an Excel spreadsheet, permits a user to determine values for the aforementioned factors on a house specific basis. The report and programme focus on the energy required to construct a house, namely the embodied energy. This is derived from the Statistics Canada economic input-output model from which energy usage by all parts of the economy can be computed. Operating energy determination relies on other already established methods. The programme contains a detailed example of a 1991 built 3-bedroom Canadian house of conventional construction together with default values for other numerous input requirements"--Executive summary, p. vi.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Research Division.
  • Sheltair Scientific Ltd.
  • SAR Engineering Ltd.
  • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
TitleOPTIMIZE : a method for estimating embodied and lifecycle energy and environmental impact of a house (report) / prepared by: Sheltair Scientific Ltd. with SAR Engineering Ltd. ... [et al.].
Variant title
  • Method for estimating embodied and lifecycle energy and environmental impact of a house (report)
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • "October, 1991."
  • Title from cover.
  • "CMHC Project Office Peter Russell."
  • Issued also in French under title: OPTIMIZE : méthode servant à évaluer l'énergie intrinsèque du cycle de vie d'une habitation et son impact sur l'environnement (rapport).
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation].
  • Includes bibliographical references.
  • Includes abstract in French.
Publishing information
  • Ottawa : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Research Division, 1991.
Author / Contributor
  • Russell, Peter.
Descriptionx, 37 p. : photographs + Appendices (1 v. (various pagings))
Catalogue number
  • NH15-802/1991E-PDF
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