1. Academic (Institutional) Buildings Vs. Residences Concrete Vs. Wood Construction Results – Influencing Factors Concrete partition walls Concrete WoodConcrete Primary Construction Type Wood partition walls Academic Buildings

2. http://media-2.web.britannica.com Harvest treesSawmillPlaner millKiln dryingShipping One step of the concrete production process before batching Dimensional lumber process Why the summary measure difference between concrete and wood?

3. Influencing Factors Primary Construction Type VanierTotemGageFairviewThunderbirdMarine Drive Residence Buildings Concrete Wood Concrete Concrete & Wood Concrete Sensitivity analysis reveals concrete more significant than wood High-rise construction difficult to compare Energy (MJ)

4. Wood Vs. Concrete - Academic Primary EnergyConsumptionWeightedResource UseGlobal WarmingPotentialHH RespiratoryEffects PotentialEutrophicationPotentialOzone DepletionPotentialSmog PotentialAcidificationPotential Respective Units Why the Difference? More input intensive manufacturing processes = greater emission amounts

5. Wood vs. Concrete - Residential Respective Units Primary EnergyConsumptionWeightedResource UseGlobal WarmingPotentialAcidificationPotentialHH RespiratoryEffects PotentialEutrophicationPotentialOzone DepletionPotentialSmog Potential

6. Residential Vs. Academic Buildings Respective Units Primary EnergyConsumptionWeightedResource UseGlobal WarmingPotentialAcidificationPotentialHH RespiratoryEffects PotentialEutrophicationPotentialOzone DepletionPotentialSmog Potential Higher material density per square foot Why the Difference? How would these results appear using a different unit of measurement? Laurent – Functional Units