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. |
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| Title | 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.]. |
| Variant title | Method for estimating embodied and lifecycle energy and environmental impact of a house (report) |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| 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. |
| Description | x, 37 p. : photographs + Appendices (1 v. (various pagings)) |
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| Subject terms | Housing Energy use Environmental impact |