The aimofthisarticleistoreportacomprehensivereviewoflifecycleassessment(LCA)andlifecycle
cost (LCC)implicationonresidentialbuildings.Itdiscussesthecontemporaryissues,anditsrelationship
and significance ofsystemboundary,assumptions,andreportshowiteffectsoneconomicand
environmentalimpacts.Thetools,frameworksandprocessesofLCAandLCCofbuildingsarealso
discussed. ItcriticallyillustratestheexistingLCAandLCCstudiesonresidentialhousedesignsto
determine thecausesforthewidelyvaryingresultsofnumerouspreviousstudies.Itevaluateslifecycle
cost andlifecycleenvironmentalimpactsofacasestudybuilding,andcompareswithverysimilarLCA
and LCCstudies.Finally,itreportstheimplicationsandperspectivesofLCAandLCCstudiesonbuilding
design