Calculation Model for Energy Carbon Emission of Building Material Transportation

Author

Liu, Meng ; Qian, Fa ; Zhan, Xiang

Author_Institution

Fac. of Urban Constr. & Environ., Chongqing Univ., Chongqing, China

fYear

2010

fDate

7-9 Nov. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

To establish an analytic model for carbon emission of building lifecycle, based on life cycle theory and the factors affecting energy consumption in building material transportation(BMT), a calculation method for carbon emission benchmark of BMT was proposed. Furthermore, with the coefficient of carbon emission by transportation means and the coefficient of transportation distance, a calculation model for carbon emission of BMT was put forward. Taking steel as a case study, it is found that the benchmark of carbon emission from steel transportation is 15.86 kg/t steel. Railway transportation is the cleanest way, accounting for one tenth of that of highway and a half to one third of that of waterway.

Keywords

building materials; energy consumption; environmental economics; transportation; building material; building material transportation; carbon emission; energy calculation model; life cycle theory; railway transportation; Analytical models; Biological system modeling; Building materials; Carbon dioxide; Steel; Transportation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

E-Product E-Service and E-Entertainment (ICEEE), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Henan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7159-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEEE.2010.5660454

Filename

5660454