@article{Fivet:15343,
      recid = {15343},
      author = {Fivet, Corentin and De Wolf, Catherine and Menny, Thibaut  and Vanbutsele, Séréna and Stephan, André},
      title = {Multiscale spatiotemporal characterisation of embodied  environmental performance of building structures in Geneva  from 1850 to 2018},
      publisher = {Elsevier},
      journal = {Cleaner Environmental Systems},
      address = {Amsterdam. 2024-06},
      number = {ARTICLE},
      pages = {31 p.},
      abstract = {Load-bearing systems in buildings, significant in material  use and embodied greenhouse gas emissions (EGHGE), have  lacked detailed analysis on their environmental and  functional relationships over time and space. This study  evaluates the environmental impacts of building structures  in Geneva, Switzerland, considering factors like material  usage, EGHGE, and urban development. A new method using a  similarity-weighted function projects environmental impacts  onto a GIS-based building stock, analysing 48 archetypal  and 84,477 stock buildings built from 1850 to 2018. Results  show a 37% reduction in structural volume per floor area  and a 10% increase in mass over time. Buildings predating  the masonry-to-concrete transition would produce 7% more  EGHGE if constructed today. Multi-residential buildings  emit 14% less EGHGE than single homes. A new indicator  amortizes upfront environmental effects over a building's  lifespan, aiding in historical comparisons of building  stocks. This approach underscores the need for  spatial-temporal environmental impact mapping to understand  sustainable urban development dynamics.},
      url = {http://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/15343},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100194},
}