Monetized environmental assessment of interior thermal insulation

Department of Materials Engineering and Chemistry, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Thákurova 7, Prague 6, 166 29, Czech Republic

^* Corresponding author: jan.fort@fsv.cvut.cz

Abstract

Excessive production of carbon dioxide is viewed as one of the most threat to the current generation. While the industry and transportation sector significantly improve energy efficiency and more actions are awaited, the building sector still lacking similar progress. European member states committed a decrease in produced carbon emissions which emphasis energy retrofitting of current obsolete building stock. The complex assessment of used applied materials poses an important task and searching for an advanced approach is still a big challenge. On this account, the performed study contemplates the monetarization of all negative environmental externalities to support method towards acceptance of solution with long-term perspectives. Considering responsible attitude to environmental issues accompanied by whole service life of used materials. Obtained results revealed environmental costs of mineral wool production as a supporting tool for complex building retrofit assessment.