LCA application in the optimum design of high rise steel structures

Young Sang Cho, Jeom Han Kim, Seong Uk Hong and Yuri Kim

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012, vol. 16, issue 5, 3146-3153

Abstract: The Life Cycle Assessment tool is used in the construction industry to assess the environmental impact and the resources that are used throughout the life span of a construction project, which consists of the raw material acquisition, production, design phase, construction phase, operation phase and the demolition and dismantling phase. The global community is taking immediate action to reduce the CO2 and green house gases (GHG) that are being produced due to global warming. The Kyoto protocol agreement has set binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European community to reduce their GHG emissions by an average of 5%, back to 1990 levels, within the years of 2008–2012.

Keywords: Life Cycle Assessment; Lateral load resisting structural system; High rise steel building; Environmental impact; LCCO2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.076

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