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 subject | Impact category | Damage (Pt) | Manufacturing of PV panels | Installation† | Maintenance | Dismantling | Recycling | Total |
| Human health | Carcinogens | 22.868 | 0.767 | 9.088 | 0.743 | 0.016 | 33.482 | Respiratory organics | 0.006 | 0.023 | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.035 | Respiratory inorganics | 7.843 | 22.244 | 4.563 | 2.293 | 0.116 | 37.059 | Climate change | 0.675 | 3.086 | 0.530 | 0.337 | 0.017 | 4.645 | Ionizing radiation | 0.004 | 0.023 | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.036 | Ozone layer depletion | 0.000 | 0.003 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.003 |
| Ecosystem quality | Ecotoxicity | 2.209 | 0.809 | 0.547 | 0.212 | 0.003 | 3.780 | Acidification/eutrophication | 0.158 | 0.380 | 0.175 | 0.041 | 0.002 | 0.755 | Land use | 0.093 | 0.393 | 0.056 | 0.024 | 0.001 | 0.567 |
| Resources | Minerals | 1.347 | 0.542 | 0.261 | 0.152 | 0.001 | 2.304 | Fossil fuels | 1.369 | 7.268 | 2.230 | 0.669 | 0.042 | 11.577 |
| Total | | 36.572 | 35.537 | 17.460 | 4.474 | 0.199 | 94.242 |
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†Includes not only the transport and installation of the PV panels but also the manufacturing of all the other components of the BIPV system.
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