Early Stage Design Decisions: The Way to Achieve Sustainable Buildings at Lower Costs

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Indicator</td><td align="center">Unit</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Global warming potential, GWP</td><td align="center">kg CO<sub>2</sub> equiv</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer, ODP</td><td align="center">kg CFC 11 equiv</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Acidification potential of land and water; AP</td><td align="center">kg SO<sup>2−</sup> equiv</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Eutrophication potential, EP</td><td align="center">kg (PO<sub>4</sub>)<sup>3−</sup> equiv</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Formation potential of tropospheric ozone photochemical oxidants, POCP</td><td align="center">kg ethene equiv</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Abiotic resource depletion potential for elements; ADP_elements</td><td align="center">kg Sb equiv</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Abiotic resource depletion potential of fossil fuels ADP_fossil fuels</td><td align="center">MJ</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Subindicators describing environmental impact indicator.

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Table 1: Early Stage Design Decisions: The Way to Achieve Sustainable Buildings at Lower Costs 