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

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