TY - GEN
T1 - The true cost of construction
T2 - 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2010
AU - Clark, Lauren E.
AU - Adriaenssens, Sigrid M.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Design of 'green buildings' has become a major area of research in architecture and civil engineering. However, construction of buildings and infrastructure has not evolved at a similar pace. This paper uses various life cycle assessment techniques to examine the carbon dioxide emissions from the production of key materials used in the construction of a landmark pedestrian bridge and how those emissions add to the financial cost of the bridge. The carbon dioxide emissions from the construction of the actual Streicker Bridge are compared with two hypothetical bridges of identical design constructed in Germany and Spain. This case study serves as an example of further research that should be performed to lessen the environmental impacts of construction.
AB - Design of 'green buildings' has become a major area of research in architecture and civil engineering. However, construction of buildings and infrastructure has not evolved at a similar pace. This paper uses various life cycle assessment techniques to examine the carbon dioxide emissions from the production of key materials used in the construction of a landmark pedestrian bridge and how those emissions add to the financial cost of the bridge. The carbon dioxide emissions from the construction of the actual Streicker Bridge are compared with two hypothetical bridges of identical design constructed in Germany and Spain. This case study serves as an example of further research that should be performed to lessen the environmental impacts of construction.
KW - Environmental impact
KW - Infrastructure
KW - Life cycle assessment
KW - Sustainable construction
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U2 - 10.1109/ISSST.2010.5507736
DO - 10.1109/ISSST.2010.5507736
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77955118584
SN - 9781424470938
T3 - Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2010
BT - Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2010
Y2 - 17 May 2010 through 19 May 2010
ER -