Pre-construction quantification of embodied environmental impacts to promote sustainable construction projects: The case study of a diversion dam

Martínez, Sara; Delgado, María del Mar; Marín, Rubén Martínez; Marchamalo, Miguel; Álvarez, Sergio

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115061

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“…In addition, 50% of greenhouse gases that cause global warming, 40% of pollution in drinking water, 24% of air pollution, and 50% of CFC and HCFC emissions are caused by activities related to construction (Dikmen et al, 2011). Martinez et al (2022), made the pre-construction assessment of the embodied environmental impacts of a diversion dam project in Spain from the production-based perspective and the consumption-based perspective by using the Environmentally Extended Input-Output Analysis tool. According to their research, the high amounts of steel and cement used have a negative impact on the environment.…”

Section: Energy and Materials Consumptionmentioning

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Bibliometric Analysis of Key Issues and Objectives in Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainable Project Management

Koçak,

Toprakli

2024

Period. Polytech. Arch.

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The environmental, economic, and social sustainability of construction project management was researched through a literature review in this study. This paper aimed to analyze the trends in studies about issues in sustainable project management and to research the importance and components of environmental, economic, and social sustainability and their interrelationships. In the scope of the bibliometric analysis, the articles were analyzed by their publication years, authors, authors' countries, authors' organizations, and keyword occurrences. Then, the problems in ensuring the sustainability of construction project management and suggestions for overcoming these problems were reviewed. In previous studies, high energy and raw material consumption and waste became the main factors that prevented environmental sustainability. A strong relationship was found between economic sustainability and life cycle cost assessment, and effective stakeholder engagement is considered the major contributor to the social sustainability of construction management. Sustainability regulations and policies, managerial capabilities, and organizational learning also have critical significance for achieving sustainable construction. The dimensions of sustainability in construction management are closely related to one another, and each one is crucial to achieving the other aspects of sustainability in construction projects. Therefore, a comprehensive strategy that takes into account social, economic, and environmental sustainability criteria should be adopted in construction project management.

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Section: Energy and Materials Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bibliometric Analysis of Key Issues and Objectives in Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainable Project Management

Koçak,

Toprakli

2024

Period. Polytech. Arch.

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“…However, rare discussions of overseas infrastructure projects' indirect impacts likely underestimate the environmental consequences of infrastructure, such as indirect carbon emissions. The construction stage of infrastructure can significantly produce embodied environmental impacts, especially for steel and cement sectors (Martinez et al., 2022). A study showed that embodied impacts of built environment, accounting for building materials, vehicles, and infrastructure, constitute over 20% of all impacts (Anderson et al., 2015).…”

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Carbon Footprint of Railway Projects Under the Belt and Road Initiative and the Future Low‐Carbon Pathways

Wang,

Meng,

Liu

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Earth's Future

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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) makes headway in constructing railway projects invested by China, yet related environmental impacts are rarely discussed. Here we quantify the carbon footprint of railway project construction (RPC) under the BRI and identify the drivers behind their variations to find possible carbon reduction pathways. Our results show that China‐invested overseas RPC in BRI countries induced 2,095.2 Mt CO2 emissions through the global supply chains during 2008–2017. Specifically, 73% of the carbon footprint relies on supply chains in BRI countries, and 27% spills over to other regions serving as the suppliers of global resources. Upgrading key industries' technological levels in BRI countries to China's average level can mitigate the carbon footprint by 77%. Once all industries achieve China's average technological level, nearly 90% of the carbon footprint can be avoided. The findings potentially provide valuable insights into achieving sustainable project construction in cross‐regional cooperation and promoting green development of the BRI.

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“…La construcción de los edificios de uso residencial y no residencial provoca el 40% de las emisiones de CO2, aproximadamente un 40% de los residuos generados y 40% de consumo de recursos naturales (Martínez et al 2022). El proceso constructivo de otro tipo de infraestructuras, tales como carreteras, también provocan efectos adversos sobre el medio ambiente asociados a su fase de construcción, especialmente vinculado al consumo elevado de recursos naturales, así como el empleo de maquinaria pesada propulsada por diésel (Martínez et al 2022).…”

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Una Herramienta Hacia La Descarbonización De Los Proyectos De Ingeniería

2023

Proceedings From the International Congress on Project Management and Engineering

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The construction industry is facing the challenge of climate neutrality, which requires a coordinated approach of strategies by the different entities participating in a construction project. Engineering project sustainability is one of the strategic areas to achieve the European Union's Fit for 55 objective: "Reduce CO2 emissions by at least 55% by 2030." In this context, and in the absence of real alternatives to cement-based materials for use in projects, strategies must be proposed through which they can be de-carbonised. Cement-based materials are responsible for 30% of the global CO2 emissions generated throughout the useful life of infrastructures, so the search for alternative binders with a lower carbon footprint would increase the sustainability of these projects by improving the structure's sustainability contribution index (SSCI). This research work evaluates the reduced CO2 emitted in a project in which the concrete structures are made with conventional cements compared to those that are made with new low-carbon cements.

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Pre-construction quantification of embodied environmental impacts to promote sustainable construction projects: The case study of a diversion dam

Cited by 6 publications

References 50 publications

Bibliometric Analysis of Key Issues and Objectives in Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainable Project Management

Bibliometric Analysis of Key Issues and Objectives in Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainable Project Management

Carbon Footprint of Railway Projects Under the Belt and Road Initiative and the Future Low‐Carbon Pathways

Una Herramienta Hacia La Descarbonización De Los Proyectos De Ingeniería

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