Research Article
Transformation of a University Lecture Hall in Valladolid (Spain) into a NZEB: LCA of a BIPV System Integrated in Its Façade
Table 3
Impact assessment results using the EPS 2000 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 | Life expectancy | 80.980 | 23.586 | 12.366 | 7.489 | 0.404 | 124.825 | Severe morbidity | 15.205 | 3.125 | 2.227 | 1.311 | 0.072 | 21.940 | Morbidity | 2.323 | 0.569 | 0.406 | 0.253 | 0.013 | 3.565 | Severe nuisance | 3.051 | 5.340 | 0.817 | 0.114 | 0.002 | 9.324 | Nuisance | 1.150 | 0.601 | 0.261 | 0.123 | 0.006 | 2.141 |
| Ecosystem production capacity | Crop growth capacity | 0.124 | 0.036 | 0.053 | 0.013 | 0.001 | 0.227 | Wood growth capacity | −0.552 | −0.134 | −0.129 | −0.062 | −0.003 | −0.880 | Fish and meat production | −0.033 | −0.008 | −0.014 | −0.003 | 0.000 | −0.058 | Soil acidification | 0.026 | 0.014 | 0.007 | 0.003 | 0.000 | 0.050 | Prod. cap. irrigation water | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Prod. cap. drinking water | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Abiotic stock resource | Depletion of reserves | 802.403 | 590.150 | 248.804 | 57.317 | 0.824 | 1699.498 |
| Biodiversity | Species extinction | 0.581 | 0.157 | 0.122 | 0.080 | 0.003 | 0.943 |
| Total | | 905.258 | 623.436 | 264.921 | 66.639 | 1.321 | 1861.575 |
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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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