Brocklesby, Martin (1999) The environmental impact of frame materials : an assessment of the embodied impacts for building frames in the UK construction industry. PhD thesis, University of Sheffield.
Abstract
There are many important environmental issues involved in the construction and use of
buildings which are either undergoing or require further research. The lack of detailed
embodied energy assessments models has been identified and limits possible
environmental analysis. This study examines the current state of research into the
environmental impact of frame materials, assesses the quality and range of data available,
sets up a new framework for evaluation of materials and uses several example structures
to assess the environmental impact This has been achieved by, firstly, studying the
environment related literature available concerning the frame of the building, separate
from other considerations, to provide a clear understanding of the processes involved.
Second, data is extracted from the literature and processed to provide a homogenous
approach and level field from which frame analysis can take place. Gaps in the available
data are identified.
Third, the identified gaps are filled using data derived from sources ranging from
manufacturers' literature to direct analysis of on site activities. Fourth, a model has been
created to assess the environmental impact of the building frame. The factors assessed
within the remit of environmental impact are: embodied energy, embodied CO2 and
transportation hours. The embodied energy includes the primary energy for all raw
materials, transportation, office overheads and contractor operations. These are calculated
from the winning of raw materials, through manufacture, to demolition and recycling.
Embodied CO2 encompasses the same range of data, but with respect to the CO2
transportation hours estimate the time spend on the road by vehicles involved in the
embodied energy and CO2 calculations. Finally data from several buildings has been
used, to evaluated the environmental merits of each with respect to each other and to other
buildings for which calculations have been performed. Conclusions have been draw and.
further work suggested.
Metadata
Keywords: | Construction equipment |
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Awarding institution: | University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Civil and Structural Engineering (Sheffield) |
Identification Number/EthosID: | uk.bl.ethos.287356 |
Depositing User: | EThOS Import Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2017 14:34 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2017 14:34 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:etheses.whiterose.ac.uk:15041 |
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