Analysis of Embodied Energy Requirements for Natural Dimensioned Stone Production in Jordan

Alshboul, Abdulsalam A.; Alzoubi, Hussain H.

doi:10.3763/asre.2008.5116

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“…Chronologically, few LCA studies in the public realm specifically investigate the carbon impacts of stone materials. Previous studies by Alshboul and Alzoubi (2008) and the University of Tennessee (2008a, b, c) on embodied carbon and energy values in Jordan and the USA, respectively relating to natural stone. Moreover, Venkitachalam (2008) had evaluated the carbon footprint for stone in the Scottish context; highlighted the fact that a high proportion of the carbon footprint (within "cradle-to-gate" LCA) for sandstone is contributed by transportation, i.e.…”

Section: Historic Masonry Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Green Maintenance for historic masonry buildings: an option appraisal approach

Kayan

Förster

Banfill

2016

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment

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Purpose-Sustainability is well understood to encapsulate economic, environmental and societal parameters. The efficiency of maintenance interventions for historic buildings is no exception and also conforms to these broad factors. Recently, environmental considerations for masonry repair have become increasingly important and this work supports this growing area. The purpose of this paper is to give insight on how an option appraisal approach of "Green Maintenance" modelling for historic masonry buildings repair practically determine and ultimately substantiate the decision-making process using a calculation procedures of life cycle assessment, within delineated boundaries. Design/methodology/approach-Calculation procedures of the model enables an assessment of embodied carbon that is expended from different stone masonry wall repair techniques and scenarios for historic masonry buildings during the maintenance phase. Findings-It recognises the importance roles Green Maintenance model can play in reducing carbon emissions and underpins rational decision making for repair selection. Practical implications-It must be emphasised that the calculation procedures presented here, is not confined to historic masonry buildings and can be applied to any repair types and building form. The decisions made as a result of the utilisation of this model practically support environmentally focused conservation decisions. Social implications-The implementation of the model highlights the efficacy of repairs that may be adopted. Originality/value-The paper is a rigorous application and testing of the Green Maintenance model. The model relays the "true" carbon cost of repairs contextualised within the longevity of the materials and its embodied carbon that consequently allows rational appraisal of repair and maintenance options.

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Section: Historic Masonry Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Green Maintenance for historic masonry buildings: an option appraisal approach

Kayan

Förster

Banfill

2016

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment

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“…Another major issue with the IO-based hybrid calculation is its inability to account for inputs such as human labor and capital investment. , Current embodied energy methods fail to include the human and capital energy component of total embodied energy. − Studies (Langston and Langston; Pulselli et al) have emphasized a need to incorporate human energy into embodied energy analysis. However, this is often not accomplished due to the lack of a clear human energy calculation method .…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Embodied Energy of Construction Materials: Integrating Human and Capital Energy into an IO-Based Hybrid Model

Dixit

Culp

Fernández-Solís

2015

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Buildings alone consume approximately 40% of the annual global energy and contribute indirectly to the increasing concentration of atmospheric carbon. The total life cycle energy use of a building is composed of embodied and operating energy. Embodied energy includes all energy required to manufacture and transport building materials, and construct, maintain, and demolish a building. For a systemic energy and carbon assessment of buildings, it is critical to use a whole life cycle approach, which takes into account the embodied as well as operating energy. Whereas the calculation of a building's operating energy is straightforward, there is a lack of a complete embodied energy calculation method. Although an input−output-based (IO-based) hybrid method could provide a complete and consistent embodied energy calculation, there are unresolved issues, such as an overdependence on price data and exclusion of the energy of human labor and capital inputs. This paper proposes a method for calculating and integrating the energy of labor and capital input into an IO-based hybrid method. The results demonstrate that the IO-based hybrid method can provide relatively complete results. Also, to avoid errors, the total amount of human and capital energy should not be excluded from the calculation.

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“…Some countries, such as India and China, have more laborintensive industry sectors than developed countries such as the United States. [36][37][38] While machines consume generated energy, workers consume energy through food and other consumables. The energy embodied in human labor is seldom included in PEF calculation due to the lack of reliable data and a standard calculation method.…”

Section: Pef Calculation: Major Issues and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%