CC BY 4.0Leistner, PhilipSedlbauer, Klaus PeterBorschewski, David SvenDavid SvenBorschewski2025-02-172025-05-062025-05-092025-02-172025978-3-8396-2073-1https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-4006https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/48088610.24406/publica-4006Global efforts to meet the 1.5 °C target of the Paris Agreement are falling short, with the construction sector accounting for 38 % of global CO2 emissions. Adaptive facades offer a solution by reducing both building resource consumption and energy demand, but their uptake is limited by high initial costs and complex systems. Using a case study, new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) motivators have been identified that take into account second-order effects when integrating building services equipment into an adaptive facade. The design of environmentally optimised facades poses new challenges for LCA, including large numbers of potential design configurations (> 1 million) and complex interdependencies between the design and use phases. A new methodology combining LCA with data science tools and visual analytics has been developed to evaluate all potential product configurations within a defined parameter space. This data-driven approach, supported by advanced visualisation, improves decision-making by uncovering opportunities that may be missed in traditional LCA approaches, paving the way for sustainable, adaptive building solutions.deLife cycle assessmentAdaptive facadesLCA visualisationSustainable product developmentEnvironmental sustainability600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::620 Ingenieurwissenschaftendoctoral thesis