Life cycle assessment for the "implicit" environmental impact of construction projects
- Author:
Xiao-Gen SHUAI
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Author Information
1. School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
BEES software;
Environmental impact;
Implicit environmental impact;
Life cycle assessment
- From:Academic Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University
2009;21(3):167-171
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The paper has established an assessment system and a quantitative calculation method of the "implicit" environmental impact including environmental impact indicator, resources consumption indicator and energy consumption indicator. The quantitative calculation of the environmental impact indicator is based on the life cycle assessment system and the evaluation software BEES. The paper identifies normalization reference values and weights for 12 categories of the environmental impact. It also analyzes the environmental impact indicator in life cycle stages, raw materials, transportation, manufacturing, utilization, and end of life. A university refectory project is studied. The result has shown that human health, global warming and acidification are the first three environmental impacts in 12 categories. The environmental impact indicator per m2 of this project is 18.448 × 10-2 standard human equivalent weight. Moreover, 97.3% of the total environmental impact occurs at the raw material stage, in which the most severe environmental impact is cancerous health effect; the global warming is the main impact at the transportation and manufacturing stages; the indoor air quality impact is at the usage stage.
