2018
DOI: 10.3390/su10082715
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Evaluating the Link between Low Carbon Reductions Strategies and Its Performance in the Context of Climate Change: A Carbon Footprint of a Wood-Frame Residential Building in Quebec, Canada

Abstract: Abstract:The design and study of low carbon buildings is a major concern in a modern economy due to high carbon emissions produced by buildings and its effects on climate change. Studies have investigated (CFP) Carbon Footprint of buildings, but there remains a need for a strong analysis that measure and quantify the overall degree of GHG emissions reductions and its relationship with the effect on climate change mitigation. This study evaluates the potential of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the… Show more

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“…According to a study, the carbon footprint of a building with 4020 m 2 gross area and 5633 tons of total weight was 14,229 tons of CO 2 -e; in particular, this building contributed to 42% of the total emissions during both productions of material and construction stages [ 49 ]. A fractional replacement of cement in concrete with fly-ash together with the use of ground granulated blast furnace slag and the use of natural aggregates with recycle crushed aggregate can reduce up to 3.8% (10.5 kg CO 2 -e) in comparison to the conventional concrete mixture during the life cycle of the building [ 50 ].…”
Section: Carbon Footprint Of Mining Manufacturing and Materials Transporting In The Construction Industry And Ghg Reductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…According to a study, the carbon footprint of a building with 4020 m 2 gross area and 5633 tons of total weight was 14,229 tons of CO 2 -e; in particular, this building contributed to 42% of the total emissions during both productions of material and construction stages [ 49 ]. A fractional replacement of cement in concrete with fly-ash together with the use of ground granulated blast furnace slag and the use of natural aggregates with recycle crushed aggregate can reduce up to 3.8% (10.5 kg CO 2 -e) in comparison to the conventional concrete mixture during the life cycle of the building [ 50 ].…”
Section: Carbon Footprint Of Mining Manufacturing and Materials Transporting In The Construction Industry And Ghg Reductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition, magnesite is used in manufacturing refractory products [ 57 ]. The reduction of CO 2 emissions for unfired clay bricks were estimated 9.96 kg CO 2 -e per fu (functional unit) [ 50 ].…”
Section: Carbon Footprint Of Mining Manufacturing and Materials Transporting In The Construction Industry And Ghg Reductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Further, the DPSIR framework considers driving forces, such as human activities, that exert pressure on the environment, leading to ecological changes [28]. LCA, on the other hand, is a comprehensive framework designed to describe activities and environmental impacts in a correlation method between the input and output [29]. LCA consists of four phases: Goal and scope definition, inventory analysis, impact assessment, and interpretation.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Since timber products have a good load-bearing capacity under both compression and tension, they can be used for a variety of structural components. Timber is a fully renewable resource as well as it has a low carbon footprint and high carbon storage capacity, and at the end of its life cycle it can be reused or recycled more sustainably compared to other construction materials like steel and concrete [1,2]. Due to its major benefits in sustainability, timber has been noticed rapid development as structural and non-structural components in the construction industry in the last decades, not least as a result of the EU shifts towards environmentally sustainable building practices.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%