Develop guidance for establishing a dynamic whole life carbon analysis process and benchmarks for Chinese residential building: a roadmap to ‘Net-zero Carbon’ by

The conventional static LCA-based methods (such as LCCA) have limitations on the consideration of potential temporal variations over the whole lifespan of products, which was recognized by widely accepted standards (e.g., ISO 14040, ISO 14044, and PAS 2050). Dynamic life cycle carbon analysis (DLCCA) considers the time-depended variations in internal and external conditions and assesses the variables' potential impact on environmental performance.

This research conducted the sensitivity analysis to common temporal variables including degradation of building components, human behaviour change, rebound effect, global warming and urban heat island effect and energy mix change in dynamic life cycle carbon analysis for nearly zero energy buildings in China.

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