ENVIRONMENTAL LIFE-CYCLE COSTS OF BUILDING MATERIALS

The purpose of the article is to point to the necessary calculation of environmental costs in the construction budget. It is necessary for building materials to be in environmental databases. The databases contain the measured values of the different environmental loads, generated by the construction materials and products, during the life cycle phases of the building material. These databases are part of the calculator software. The article explains the principle and necessity to calculate the environmental costs for manufacturers of building materials and products in Slovakia, which will be required from 2020.

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