Abstract A revival in timber buildings and the appreciation of their positive physical and mechanical properties can be explained by the unique environmental credentials of timber products and their versatility. Heightened public awareness of sustainability in the construction sector places timber among the most preferential sustainable materials. There is plenty of previous research on sustainability assessments for complete buildings, although far less on the sustainability assessment of specific parts of the buildings, such as the case of timber structures. The objective of this study is to present an evaluation model, based on MIVES methodology, specifically designed for timber structures, which can be used to enhance the environmental sustainability and to reduce the impacts that are generated, in those areas where it has been awarded a lower score. The application of the model to the largest multi-storey residential timber building in south-western Europe clearly shows that changes to the material, such as its background and environmental certification, generate significant changes to the overall results of the assessment. A sensitivity analysis is then used to verify the analysis of the results and both the validity and the stability of the proposed model.

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木结构环境可持续性建模：案例研究

摘要 木结构建筑的复兴及其积极的物理和机械性能可以通过木制品独特的环境认证及其多功能性来解释。建筑部门对可持续性的公众意识的提高使木材成为最优惠的可持续材料之一。之前有大量关于完整建筑可持续性评估的研究，但关于建筑特定部分的可持续性评估的研究较少，例如木结构的案例。本研究的目的是提出一个基于 MIVES 方法的评估模型，专门为木结构设计，可用于增强环境可持续性并减少产生的影响，在那些得分较低的领域。将该模型应用于西南部最大的多层木结构住宅建筑清楚地表明，材料的变化，例如其背景和环境认证，会对评估的整体结果产生重大变化。然后使用敏感性分析来验证结果分析以及所提出模型的有效性和稳定性。