Data of Comparative Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment for Typical European Buildings

The dataset consists of layouts of representative European buildings, buildings' .ifc files and detailed results of the whole building life cycle assessment, as well as minimum thermal performance requirements of buildings in different European clusters. The procedure of typifying and calculating sustainability performance of European housing stock is provided in the study "Comparative Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment for typical European Buildings" conducted by Paulius Spudys, Iryna Osadcha, Lina Morkunaite, Manhanga Fallon Clare, Phoebe Zoe Georgali, Egle Klumbyte, Andrius Jurelionis, Agis Papadopoulos, Paris Fokaides. The study emphasizes the significance of considering building envelope performance requirements and adopting a holistic approach when evaluating the sustainability performance of buildings. The provided material can be utilized to replicate assessments of building sustainability and energy efficiency, while typical building geometries offer a platform for evaluating the introduction of new materials, energy efficiency metrics, sustainability upgrades, or other enhancements to the building shell. Serving as a baseline, this dataset streamlines the comparative assessment of use case buildings.