Integrating Life Cycle and Carbon Assessments: What Life Cycle Assessment Can Teach Structural Engineers about Design and Specification

Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the method which most fully accounts for the environmental impacts of structures. The method provides feedback for our engineering design and specification choices. Three case studies will demonstrate how LCA was used in different ways to answer different questions structural engineers had in the desire to reduce the environmental impacts of their projects. One uses Athena® EcoCalculator for an existing building while the other two studies employ LCA outside of currently available software models for new structures.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1061/41171(401)43
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780784411711
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Copyright © 2011 ASCE
• Authors:
  • Yang, Frances
• Conference:
  • 2011 Structures Congress
  • Location: Las Vegas NV, United States
  • Date: 2011-4-14 to 2011-4-16
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Carbon dioxide; Concrete; Framed structures; Life cycle analysis; Specifications; Steel; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Environment; I15: Environment; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01347661
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 978-0-7844-1171-1
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Aug 8 2011 2:18PM