Research Article

Transformation of a University Lecture Hall in Valladolid (Spain) into a NZEB: LCA of a BIPV System Integrated in Its Façade

Table 2

Impact assessment results using the EI-99 methodology per 1 m2 of module area (itemized by impact category).

Safeguard subjectImpact categoryDamage (Pt)
Manufacturing of PV panelsInstallationMaintenanceDismantlingRecyclingTotal

Human healthCarcinogens22.8680.7679.0880.7430.01633.482
Respiratory organics0.0060.0230.0040.0010.0000.035
Respiratory inorganics7.84322.2444.5632.2930.11637.059
Climate change0.6753.0860.5300.3370.0174.645
Ionizing radiation0.0040.0230.0050.0040.0000.036
Ozone layer depletion0.0000.0030.0000.0000.0000.003

Ecosystem qualityEcotoxicity2.2090.8090.5470.2120.0033.780
Acidification/eutrophication0.1580.3800.1750.0410.0020.755
Land use0.0930.3930.0560.0240.0010.567

ResourcesMinerals1.3470.5420.2610.1520.0012.304
Fossil fuels1.3697.2682.2300.6690.04211.577

Total36.57235.53717.4604.4740.19994.242

Includes not only the transport and installation of the PV panels but also the manufacturing of all the other components of the BIPV system.