Sustainability assessment for disruptive innovations like carbon concrete
How can Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) be further developed and communicated in all three pillars: environment – Life Cycle Assessment, economy – Life Cycle Costing, and social – Social Life Cycle Assessment, in such a way that it enables early sustainability predictions in the research of material-minimized carbon concrete structures and ensures the design of sustainable disruptive innovation? SP E01 develops tailored sustainability indicators and assessment methods at all three levels, e.g., to adequately address resource efficiency and recyclability in terms of a circular economy strategy (environmental), human health (social), or material flow and life cycle costs (economic). Risk factors, such as high emissions from specific production steps or the use of critical raw materials, and potential trade-offs between the three pillars are identified. In addition, the communication of LCSA results and the support of decision makers in the building sector regarding the sustainability of disruptive innovations is of great relevance.
Within the framework of E01, theseed fund project "Screening study PEFCR – Comparability, harmonisation and communication of the environmental performance of carbon reinforced concrete" (1st round 2022) will be carried out at RWTH Aachen University.

Scientist
![Prof. Dr. Edeltraud Günther [Translate to English:] Edeltraud Günther](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/b/csm_Guenther_Quadratisch_8296c71fbb.jpg)
D-01062 Dresden
![Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marzia Traverso [Translate to English:] Marzia Traverso](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/1/csm_Traverso_Quadratisch_e565fbff63.jpg)
D-52074 Aachen
![M.Sc. Jana Gerta Backes [Translate to English:] Jana Backes](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/a/csm_TP_E_Jana_Backes_c9f61e28bb.jpg)
D-52074 Aachen

D-01067 Dresden
Cooperations
Publikationen / Publications
Backes, J. G.; Traverso, M. (2021) Application of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in the Construction Sector: A Systematic Literature Review in Processes 9 (7), 1248 – https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9071248
Backes, J. G.; Traverso, M. (2021) Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment—A Survey Based Potential Future Development for Implementation and Interpretation in Sustainability 13 (24), 13688 – https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413688
Backes, J. G.; Traverso, M. (2021) Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in the construction sector – actual application and future outlook in E3S Web of Conferences, Vol. 349 (2022) – S. Albrecht, M. Fischer, C. Scagnetti, M. Barkmeyer and A. Braune (Eds.): Proc. of LCM 2021, 01.–08.09.2021 in Stuttgart (Deutschland, digital), 2021, 6 pages – DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202234904007
Backes, J. G.; Vogelsang, M. E.; Traverso, M. (2021) Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment interpretation and communication Vortrag bei 14th Biennal Int. Conf. on EcoBalance – EcoBalance Conf. 2020, 04./05.03.2021 in Sendai (Japan, digital), 2021, p. 6/7 (Book of Conf. Abstracts) – https://www.ecobalanceconference.org/conference/2020/pdf/EcoBalance2020Abstract_0225.pdf
Wuth, J.; Scope, C. (2021) Nachhaltiges Bauen in der Praxis: Bewertung des Zertifizierungsprozesses der ökologischen Qualität nach DGNB System in Bauingenieur 96, issue 9, p. 296–308 – DOI: 10.37544/0005-6650-2021-09-40