Environmental assessment tool for building's materials and components: Applications to insulation

The assessment tool's results can be translated into a simple environmental rating system, in order to enable less specialized users to make meaningful comparisons between materials and building components. An A, B, C scale of ranking is used to assist decision making process. The user can design integrated building components, by selecting different construction materials. The assessment tool is applied for the integrated evaluation of representative external wall insulation solutions as they are used throughout Europe, like the double cavity wall and the external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS).