This thesis examines the possibility to certify a building according to the new certification NollCO2 from Sweden Green Building Council by conducting a case study. The idea behind the certification is to balance the climate impact of a building using climate actions to attain a net zero balance. The focus of this thesis is to examine material choices that can reduce the climate impact and illustrate how solar power production can compensate the climate impact in order to reach net zero. The thesis employs a case study to investigate the different approaches to reach net zero. By replacing the reference building’s frame of concrete with cross-laminated timber (CLT) or more sustainable concrete the climate impact from the product stage can be reduced by 20 %. More climate friendly reinforcement and recycled bricks as facade reduce the climate impact further. The distribution of climate impact on different product groups shows that concrete, reinforcement and CLT account for most of the climate impact. Measures aimed at these product groups, thus, have the greatest impact on the result. Simulations of different solar power system designs show that the roof area covered by solar cells, that depends on roof type and shading effects, is an important measure in order to maximize the solar power production. The optimal design for maximized solar production was a saddle roof in a west-east direction with a slope of 10°. However, the roof surface of the reference building is not large enough to compensate for the building’s climate impact. To reach net zero, a 4–6 larger roof area/solar cell installation is required. Interviews with representatives from six different property owners were also carried out to provide a broader perspective. The interviewees mentioned that there are incentives to build with lower climate impact from e.g. owners, tenants, and municipalities, and that low climate impact enables green financing. Obstacles to working with NollCO2 that were mentioned during the interviews were uncertainties regarding e.g. costs, information gathering and climate compensation. Hopefully, the NollCO2-certification can contribute to more knowledge and challenge the industry to rethink their methods and start to build more sustainable.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-447383 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Dannelind, Lovisa |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | UPTEC ES, 1650-8300 ; 21019 |
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