Introducing Low Carbon Cement in Cuba - A Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Study

Berriel, Sofía Sánchez; Ruiz, Yoslaine; Sánchez, I.R.; Martirena, J. Fernando; Rosa, Elena; Habert, Guillaume

doi:10.1007/978-94-024-1207-9_67

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“…The results themselves were reported as absolute numbers, percentages or graphs. Relevant and in need of improvement are the details and information on FU, databases, exact procedures, justified indicator selection, etc., which were partly missing [4,5,[91][92][93]98,[101][102][103]. In particular, a very deliberate and well-founded selection of the functional unit is relevant in the construction sector.…”

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Application of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in the Construction Sector: A Systematic Literature Review

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This paper reviews actual sustainability assessments in the construction sector to define whether and how a Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) is applied and interpreted in this sector today. This industry has large shares in global energy (33%), raw material consumption (40%) and solid waste generation (40%). Simultaneously, it drives the economy and provides jobs. The LCSA is a method to identify environmental, social and economic impacts of products/services along their life cycles. The results of this study showed a mismatch between sectoral emissions and the number of LCSA-based impact evaluations. It was found that only 11% of papers reviewed assessed all three sustainability pillars. The economic and especially the social pillars were partly neglected. In Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs), 100% made use of Global Warming Potential (GWP) but only 30% assessed more than five indicators in total. In Life Cycle Costing (LCC), there were a variety of costs assessed. Depreciation and lifetime were mainly neglected. We found that 42% made use of Net Present Value (NPV), while over 50% assessed individual indicators. For the Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA), the focus was on the production stage; even the system boundaries were defined as cradle-to-use and -grave. Future approaches are relevant but there is no need to innovate: a proposal for a LCSA approach is made.

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Application of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in the Construction Sector: A Systematic Literature Review

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“…The Portland Cement is really cheap and has minimal environmental impacts compared to other materials. Nonetheless, the production process of the Portland Cement causes environmental damage, too [13,14]. Boron active belite cement (BABC) is an alternative cement type that produced by presence of B 2 O 3 at 3-4%, allows low heat of hydration and greater ultimate strength values at later ages.…”

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High Temperature Performance of Self-Compacting Concrete Containing Boron Active Belite Cement

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Gök

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Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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Concrete generally consists of cement, water and aggregate. The cement constitutes about 30% of concrete by volume. Therefore, the varying cement composition plays a crucial role in the behavior of concrete. Since the reinforced concrete (RC) structures could be exposed to very different climatic conditions, as a result of geographic location and altitude, it is important to evaluate the performance of cement based composites [1][2][3]. Cement is widely used in concrete applications such as: bridges, dams, cohesionless soil grouting, cement-based mortar, drainage channels, and foundation planning and tunnels as well as RC structures. The binding ability of cement provided a compact system between coarse and fine aggregates in the concrete mix [4][5][6][7]. The cementbased materials (such as fly ash, silica fume, polymers, blast furnace slag, and etc.) have been used to improve the characteristic properties of cementing system. Besides, the water/binder and curing time significantly affect the rheological and mechanical properties of the composite [6][7][8][9][10][11]. Temperature variation causes major problems for cement, mortar, and concrete due to the accelerated hydration of conventional cements and the rapid evaporation of mixing water. High tem-

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Toward Cleaner Production of the Cement Industry in Indonesia: Life Cycle Assessment of Alternative Fuel and Raw Material Application

Farahdiba,

Hidayah,

Ali

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Environmental Earth Sciences

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Introducing Low Carbon Cement in Cuba - A Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Study

Cited by 6 publications

References 7 publications

Application of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in the Construction Sector: A Systematic Literature Review

Application of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in the Construction Sector: A Systematic Literature Review

High Temperature Performance of Self-Compacting Concrete Containing Boron Active Belite Cement

Toward Cleaner Production of the Cement Industry in Indonesia: Life Cycle Assessment of Alternative Fuel and Raw Material Application

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