Carbon Emissions Assessment for Building Decoration Based on Life Cycle Assessment: A Case Study of Office Buildings

Huanyu Wu, Wenwen Zhou, Kunyang Chen (), Lianxiang Zhang, Zicheng Zhang, Yanqiu Li and Zhijun Hu
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Huanyu Wu: College of Civil & Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Wenwen Zhou: College of Civil & Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Kunyang Chen: College of Civil & Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Lianxiang Zhang: College of Civil & Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Zicheng Zhang: China Construction First Group, The Fifth Construction Co., Ltd., Beijing 100024, China
Yanqiu Li: China Construction First Group, The Fifth Construction Co., Ltd., Beijing 100024, China
Zhijun Hu: China Construction First Group, The Fifth Construction Co., Ltd., Beijing 100024, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 19, 1-18

Abstract: The continuous growth of interior decoration activities has caused a massive consumption of energy and materials, which has contributed to a large amount of carbon emissions in the construction sector. The carbon emissions of building decoration were overlooked in previous studies. Hence, the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach was employed to build a life cycle carbon emissions model for building decoration. An office building was selected to verify the availability. The results show that the carbon emissions intensity of the decoration project was 254.5 kg CO 2 eq/m 2 . The operation stage was the most crucial carbon emissions contributor in the life cycle of building decoration, accounting for 49.8%; followed by the materials embodied impact stage, which contributed 36.3%; while the remaining three stages, namely, the decoration, transportation, and end-of-life stage, had less carbon emissions, accounting for 6.8%, 5.3%, and 1.8%. Improving the performance of inorganic materials, optimizing transportation routes and energy structure, and dismantling plan optimization can reduce carbon emissions. The findings of this study provide a theoretical basis and fundamental data for carbon emissions reduction and sustainable development strategies for building decoration.

Keywords: office building; building decoration; life cycle assessment (LCA); carbon emissions intensity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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