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Vora, Rushita.

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Embodied Carbon of Wood Construction: Early Assessment for Design Evaluation.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Embodied Carbon of Wood Construction: Early Assessment for Design Evaluation./
Author:	Vora, Rushita.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2021,
Description:	109 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 82-12.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International82-12.
Subject:	Architectural engineering. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=28489901
ISBN:	9798516000393

Embodied Carbon of Wood Construction: Early Assessment for Design Evaluation.
Vora, Rushita.

Embodied Carbon of Wood Construction: Early Assessment for Design Evaluation. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2021 - 109 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 82-12.

Thesis (M.B.S.)--University of Southern California, 2021.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

The impacts from the built environment are significant and therefore it is important to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings. Technological advancements have made it possible to reduce the operational carbon of the building, making it important to address the embodied carbon footprint of the building. The use of low-carbon footprint and carbon sequestering materials can reduce the embodied carbon of a building, which has led to a rise in the use of low carbon materials, such as timber, in the construction industry. The low net embodied carbon of the material along with its structural properties makes it a very good material for construction. The assessment of embodied carbon is a time consuming and complex task. This has resulted in the absence of a particular method of calculation. A cradle-to-gate assessment of the embodied carbon of a tall timber tower, using the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3) tool, was used as a case study to understand the impact of the use of product specific Environmental Product Declarations on embodied carbon calculations. The embodied carbon of different timber structural systems was compared. In addition, the impact of transportation emissions on the net embodied carbon of buildings was also studied by using a location specific case study. The analyses showed that the EC3 tool enhanced the accuracy of the embodied carbon calculations by providing precise manufacturer values, instead of industry values. The results also indicated that the method produced a conservative analysis as it does not account for carbon sequestration by wood. The study also showed that timber as a material for construction reduced the net embodied carbon of the building, even if the carbon sequestered by wood is not accounted for and even if the timber product is not locally produced. Sustainable forestry practices ensure the inclusion of the carbon sequestered by wood, which substantially reduces the net embodied carbon, often resulting in a net negative embodied carbon. The analyses showed the impact of carbon sequestration on the net embodied carbon footprint of the building, making it important to sustainably manage forests. The forest source of the wood, the location of the manufacturing unit and the location of the construction site are also important considerations for accurate embodied carbon calculations.

ISBN: 9798516000393Subjects--Topical Terms:

3174102
Architectural engineering.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Building Information Modeling

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