Sustainability Implications of Resilient Building Frameworks

Window to Wall Ratio Case Study

Buildings and the Environment Sustainability Implications of Resilient Strategies Life Cycle Assessment Results
Material

Number of Resilient Strategies

Percent Change in Impacts from Baseline (WWR: 0.4)

Building
Environmental
Rehabilitation
Impacts of
and
Buildings
Reconstruction

Total Reduction
103 kg SO2eq 10 kgNeq 105 kgCO2eq kgCFC-11eq 104 kg 03eq 106 MJ 106 MJ 105 MJ
11.2 (0.8%) 57.3 (0.8%) 37.8 (0.9%) -9.76 (-0.2%) 11.3 (1%) 61.5 (0.9%) 59.5 (1%) 20.2 (0.7%)
Building Damage and -10.1 (-0.7%) -51.6 (-0.8%) -41.0 (-1%) 7.53 (0.2%) -7.58 (-0.7%) -67.0 (-1%) -64.8 (-1%) -22.5 (-0.8%)
Destruction from
Natural Hazards Operational
RC ResilientCity, BG BuildingGreen, REDi Resilience-based Earthquake Design Initiative,
RDI Resilient Design Institute

Resilience Strategies & Themes WWR Case Study Using Building Information Modeling
Resilient Frameworks

Data Collection
& Evaluation
ACP-Acidification, EUP-Eutrophication, GWP-Global Warming, ODP-Ozone Depletion, SFP-Smog
REDi Building Green RDI Resilient City Formation, PED-Primary Energy Demand, nRED-non-Renewable Energy RED-Renewable Energy

Resilient Strategies Future Case Studies

Hydronic Radiant Thermal Mass Intermediate
88 Strategies 12 story medium Flooring Evaluations Mechanical Floor
Minimizing

office building.
WWR

40% WWR ribbon

Scenarios
Baseline
Resilient Themes window.
Precast faade.
Boston, MA.
Durability & Response & Redundant Passive Risk Baseline: 0.4 Resilient: 0.2
Longevity Recovery Systems Survivability Avoidance
Life Cycle Stage, Baseline Scenario (WWR: 0.4)
2.1 x 107 1.4 x 106 6.8 x 106 4.2 x 108 4.0 x 10-1 1.1 x 107 1.1 x 107 6.2 x 109 2.8 x 108
Life Cycle Evaluations

Resilient
Scenarios
kg kg SO2e kg SO2e kg CO2e kgCFC11e kg O3eq kg O3eq MJ MJ
100%

+ Positive C Conditional - Negative

50%

Conclusions
1. Resilience goals. Wide spectrum of themes that were considered resilient. Majority were
found as positive or conditional in terms of sustainability implications.
2. System boundary. Hazard assessment needs to be considered in building life cycle.
0%

Mass ACP EUP GWP ODP SFP PED nRED RED 3. BIM interoperability. Synthesizing various models into one platform to streamline
Maintenance & alternative analyses is critical to whole building performance.
Manufacturing End of Life Operations
Replacement 4. WWR. Office building impacts are dominated by operational energy. Reducing the WWR
to minimize operational energy results in a reduction in the majority of impact categories.
Alternative Display of Tally Results
Life Cycle Stage CSI Division Revit Category
CSI Division Tally Entry Family
Acknowledgments
Revit Category Material Tally Entry NEU Tier-I Seed Grant, Building Resilient: A Tool for Adaptability Planning and
Material Decision Making

Robert Phillips Luke Troup David Fannon Dr. Matt Eckelman National Science Foundation
phillips.ro@husky.neu.edu troup.l@husky.neu.edu d.fanon@neu.edu m.eckelman@neu.edu Award NEES-1455450