LAPSE:2019.0108
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LAPSE:2019.0108
On-Site Measurements of CO₂ Emissions during the Construction Phase of a Building Complex
Min-Seop Seo, Taeyeon Kim, Goopyo Hong, Hyungkeun Kim
January 7, 2019
This study describes the environmental impact of the material production, transportation, and construction phases from the construction site perspective. CO₂ emissions for each process were determined using the Korea Life Cycle Inventory Database (LCI DB) in the material production phase, and the actual amounts of oil consumption for transportation equipment were identified in the material transportation phase. Generally, the oil and electric energy consumed during the construction was evaluated by direct monitoring. Through the construction period and cost according to work type, a correlation with CO₂ emissions was also investigated. In addition, CO₂ emissions were examined through the system capacity and gross floor area for each work type. The calculations have shown that CO₂ emissions from the material production phase constitute 93.4% of the total CO₂ emissions. In addition, CO₂ emissions from the material transportation and on-site construction account for 2.4% and 4.2% of the total CO₂ emissions, respectively. This paper concludes that it is important to select appropriate input materials and resources for the reduction of CO₂ emissions. Furthermore, the amount of CO₂ emissions arising from the construction site was reduced by finding and practicing measures to reduce CO₂ emissions for each process.
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building construction, CO2 emission, energy consumption
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Seo MS, Kim T, Hong G, Kim H. On-Site Measurements of CO₂ Emissions during the Construction Phase of a Building Complex. (2019). LAPSE:2019.0108
Author Affiliations
Seo MS: POSCO E & C, 241 Main Street of Incheon Tower, Incheon 22009, Korea
Kim T: Department of Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
Hong G: Department of Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
Kim H: Department of Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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Energies
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9
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8
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E599
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2016
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2016-07-28
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1996-1073
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