FHWA Infrastructure Carbon Estimator: Final Report and User's Guide

This study developed a method of estimating energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from construction and maintenance of transportation systems. Designed as a spreadsheet-based model for practitioners, the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA’s) Infrastructure Carbon Estimator is based on data collected from state departments of transportation (DOTs), a nationwide database of construction bid documents, and consultation with transportation engineers and lifecycle analysis experts. The new tool improves upon previously available methods, which often require complex inputs or are based on outdated research. The Estimator allows users to create “ballpark” estimates of energy and GHG emissions using limited data inputs. This approach allows the tool to be used in transportation planning processes before details about specific facility dimensions, materials, and construction practices are known. The User’s Guide component of this document provides a step-by-step guide to using the tool. Detailed instructions and explanations of key input parameters are also provided in the tool itself.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/climate_change/mitigation/publications_and_tools/carbon_estimator/users_guide/fhwahep14052.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sustainability/energy/tools/carbon_estimator/users_guide/fhwahep14052.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/climate_change/mitigation/publications_and_tools/carbon_estimator/users_guide/
• Corporate Authors:

  Jack Faucett Associates, Incorporated

  4915 St. Elmo Avenue, Suite 205
  Bethesda, MD  United States  20814

  Venner Consulting

  Lakewood, CO  United States  80232

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Gallivan, Frank
  • Rose, Eliot
  • Choe, James
  • Williamson, Scott
  • Houk, Jeff
• Publication Date: 2014-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 96p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer program documentation; Construction projects; Energy; Greenhouse gases; Life cycle analysis; Maintenance; Pollutants; Spreadsheets; Transportation planning
• Subject Areas: Construction; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I15: Environment; I50: Construction and Supervision of Construction; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01549004
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HEP-14-052
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-11-D-00033
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 29 2014 11:06AM