Assessment of environmental life cycle of consumption materials in high-rise construction in Tehran

In today's world, Environmental life cycle assessment is recognized as one of the complete methods for assessing the environmental impact of buildings. This study aimed to select the best way for assessing the environmental impact of life cycle in high-rise construction with full coverage of environmental impact classification. In this study, seven important categories of environmental impacts were analyzed in eight widely used life cycle assessment method using SPSS software, and finally, the ReCiPe method was selected as the most appropriate method. This method has then been studied for 16 high consumption materials in a residential building of construction phase in Tehran. Conclusion In this study, after comparing the midpoint and endpoint approaches using the ReCiPe method, the midpoint results are comprehensive while the endpoint results are brief. However, the endpoint approach provides more information on the environmental damage that should be considered to use a midpoint supplement. This study's findings can help project designers and builders before the construction of high-rise residential projects by estimating the environmental impact at the level of two approaches in selecting environmentally friendly materials. It should be noted that any misuse of these two approaches may affect the evaluation results and lead to misleading findings.