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- Title
Extensible carbon emission factor database: empirical study for the Chinese construction industry.
- Authors
Lu, Kun; Deng, Xueyuan; Zhang, Yubing; Jiang, Xiaoyan; Cheng, Baoquan; Tam, Vivian W. Y.
- Abstract
A carbon emission factor (CEF) database is required for the basis of carbon emission calculation in construction projects. However, the default values for existing CEF databases cannot cover the complex resources involved in a construction project. Therefore, this paper proposes a three-step method to guide the establishment of an extensible CEF database for the construction industry, including (1) data collection and parser, (2) data extension, and (3) data encoding and storage. The data extension mechanisms provide the supply chain perspective considering temporal issues and the accounting perspective to streamline the process. Aiming to address the lack of a comprehensive CEF database for the construction industry in China, this paper uses this method to establish a carbon emission factor database for the Chinese construction industry (CEFD for CCI). This database is open and free with 646 CEFs, including five parts: energy, human, material, machinery, and greenspace. This paper provides a way for developing and less developed countries to establish an expandable CEF database, which benefits the parser, extension, encoding, and storage of new resources, as well as computer access.
- Subjects
CHINA; CARBON emissions; DATABASES; CONSTRUCTION industry; DEVELOPING countries; DATABASE industry; BUILDING design &; construction; XBRL (Document markup language)
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2024, Vol 31, Issue 29, p41482
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-023-29092-6