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The Construction Industry and Lifespan

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Lifetime Environmental Impact of Buildings

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This chapter presents the state of the art of the lifespan of buildings and their components. It describes the mechanisms of ageing, lifespan assessment tools and its consequences. The actual life of a building is generally the shortest amongst the technical or functional life of the building. The technical life is linked to product quality and functional life depends on the owner and user care and practices. Maintenance is a common factor that may alter both lifespans. Finally, other exogenous factors could be the cause for demolition.

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    MEEDDM—Ministère de l’écologie, du développement durable des transports et du lo.

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    Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales.

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    INSEE: ‘Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques’ or National Institute of Statistical and Economical Studies collects, produces, analyses and distributes information about the French economy.

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  1. UPS-IUT-LERASS ERPURS, 115 Route de Narbonne, 31077, Toulouse, France

    Marc Méquignon

  2. Laboratoire Innovation Formes Architectures Milieux, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Montpellier, 179 Rue de l’Espérou, 34093, Montpellier, France

    Hassan Ait Haddou

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Méquignon, M., Ait Haddou, H. (2014). The Construction Industry and Lifespan. In: Lifetime Environmental Impact of Buildings. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06641-7_1

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