Lifecycle Impact Assessment for Tall Timber Building: Learning from HAUT

[en] The HAUT building in Amsterdam, the tallest timber structure in the Netherlands, redefines sustainable high-rise construction. This 21-story hybrid design combines mass timber with concrete, offering a benchmark for the Lifecycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) of tall timber buildings. The chapter addresses challenges in embodied carbon, biogenic storage, and end-of-life pathways, using dynamic LCIA modeling to assess environmental impacts. Research shows timber buildings often surpass a 150-year lifespan, exceeding the 50-year evaluation standard in regulations. However, findings suggest timber-only designs lose efficiency above 60 m, requiring hybrid solutions. Lessons from HAUT provide actionable strategies for advancing sustainable timber high-rises.

Disciplines :

Architecture

Author, co-author :

Attia, Shady ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Techniques de construction des bâtiments

Language :

English

Title :

Lifecycle Impact Assessment for Tall Timber Building: Learning from HAUT

Publication date :

24 September 2025

Main work title :

Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering

Publisher :

Springer Nature Switzerland

ISBN/EAN :

978-3-03-202098-7
978-3-03-202097-0

Pages :

177-185

Development Goals :

11. Sustainable cities and communities

Additional URL :

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-032-02098-7_14

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since 26 September 2025

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