Advancing Energy-Efficient Renovation Through Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment and Costing: Insights and Experiences from VERIFY Tool Deployment
This study investigates the deployment of VERIFY, a dynamic life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) tool, tailored to evaluate the energy and environmental performance of building renovation strategies. The tool was applied to three diverse building renovation projects across Europe...
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| author | Komninos Angelakoglou Ioannis Lampropoulos Eleni Chatzigeorgiou Paraskevi Giourka Georgios Martinopoulos Angelos-Saverios Skembris Andreas Seitaridis Georgia Kousovista Nikos Nikolopoulos |
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| description | This study investigates the deployment of VERIFY, a dynamic life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) tool, tailored to evaluate the energy and environmental performance of building renovation strategies. The tool was applied to three diverse building renovation projects across Europe, offering insights into how life cycle-based tools can enhance decision-making by integrating operational data and modeling of energy systems. The paper highlights how VERIFY captures both embodied and operational impacts—addressing limitations of conventional energy assessments—and aligns with EU frameworks such as Level(s). Key findings from the case studies in Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands demonstrate how LCA/LCC-based approaches can support energy efficiency objectives and guide sustainability-aligned renovation investments. Across the three case studies, the tool demonstrated up to 51% reduction in primary energy demand, 66% decrease in life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, and 51% reduction in life cycle costs. These outcomes provide researchers with a validated dynamic LCA/LCC framework and offer practitioners a replicable methodology for planning and evaluating sustainability-driven renovations. Despite their advantages, the effective use of LCA tools in energy renovation faces challenges, including limited data availability, regulatory fragmentation, and methodological complexity. The paper concludes that advanced tools such as VERIFY, when harmonized with evolving EU energy performance and sustainability standards, can strengthen the evidence base for deep energy renovation and carbon reduction in the building sector. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0493fce5468a46e48439e270ef2691cf2025-08-20T03:32:32ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-07-011814373610.3390/en18143736Advancing Energy-Efficient Renovation Through Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment and Costing: Insights and Experiences from VERIFY Tool DeploymentKomninos Angelakoglou0Ioannis Lampropoulos1Eleni Chatzigeorgiou2Paraskevi Giourka3Georgios Martinopoulos4Angelos-Saverios Skembris5Andreas Seitaridis6Georgia Kousovista7Nikos Nikolopoulos8Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Thermi, GR-57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceCentre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Thermi, GR-57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceCentre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Thermi, GR-57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceCentre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Thermi, GR-57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceCentre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Thermi, GR-57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceCentre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Thermi, GR-57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceCentre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Thermi, GR-57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceCentre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Thermi, GR-57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceCentre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (CPERI), Thermi, GR-57001 Thessaloniki, GreeceThis study investigates the deployment of VERIFY, a dynamic life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) tool, tailored to evaluate the energy and environmental performance of building renovation strategies. The tool was applied to three diverse building renovation projects across Europe, offering insights into how life cycle-based tools can enhance decision-making by integrating operational data and modeling of energy systems. The paper highlights how VERIFY captures both embodied and operational impacts—addressing limitations of conventional energy assessments—and aligns with EU frameworks such as Level(s). Key findings from the case studies in Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands demonstrate how LCA/LCC-based approaches can support energy efficiency objectives and guide sustainability-aligned renovation investments. Across the three case studies, the tool demonstrated up to 51% reduction in primary energy demand, 66% decrease in life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, and 51% reduction in life cycle costs. These outcomes provide researchers with a validated dynamic LCA/LCC framework and offer practitioners a replicable methodology for planning and evaluating sustainability-driven renovations. Despite their advantages, the effective use of LCA tools in energy renovation faces challenges, including limited data availability, regulatory fragmentation, and methodological complexity. The paper concludes that advanced tools such as VERIFY, when harmonized with evolving EU energy performance and sustainability standards, can strengthen the evidence base for deep energy renovation and carbon reduction in the building sector.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/14/3736LCALCCbuilding renovationsustainability assessmentdecision support |
| spellingShingle | Komninos Angelakoglou Ioannis Lampropoulos Eleni Chatzigeorgiou Paraskevi Giourka Georgios Martinopoulos Angelos-Saverios Skembris Andreas Seitaridis Georgia Kousovista Nikos Nikolopoulos Advancing Energy-Efficient Renovation Through Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment and Costing: Insights and Experiences from VERIFY Tool Deployment Energies LCA LCC building renovation sustainability assessment decision support |
| title | Advancing Energy-Efficient Renovation Through Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment and Costing: Insights and Experiences from VERIFY Tool Deployment |
| title_full | Advancing Energy-Efficient Renovation Through Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment and Costing: Insights and Experiences from VERIFY Tool Deployment |
| title_fullStr | Advancing Energy-Efficient Renovation Through Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment and Costing: Insights and Experiences from VERIFY Tool Deployment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advancing Energy-Efficient Renovation Through Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment and Costing: Insights and Experiences from VERIFY Tool Deployment |
| title_short | Advancing Energy-Efficient Renovation Through Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment and Costing: Insights and Experiences from VERIFY Tool Deployment |
| title_sort | advancing energy efficient renovation through dynamic life cycle assessment and costing insights and experiences from verify tool deployment |
| topic | LCA LCC building renovation sustainability assessment decision support |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/14/3736 |
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