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Bastos, J, Batterman, S A and Freire, F (2016) Significance of mobility in the life-cycle assessment of buildings. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 376-93.
Giesekam, J, Barrett, J R and Taylor, P (2016) Construction sector views on low carbon building materials. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 423-44.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: market acceptance; professional knowledge; embodied carbon; greenhouse gas emissions; construction sector; reduction; alternative materials; population; greenhouse-gas emissions; wood; stakeholders; timber; architects; trends; attitudes; construction &
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2016.1086872
- Abstract:
As is the case in a number of countries, the UK construction industry faces the challenge of expanding production whilst making ambitious greenhouse gas emission reductions. Embodied carbon constitutes a growing proportion of whole-life carbon emissions and accounts for a significant share of total UK emissions. A key mitigation strategy is increasing the use of alternative materials with lower embodied carbon. The economic, technical, practical and cultural barriers to the uptake of these alternatives are explored through a survey of construction professionals and interviews with industry leaders. Perceptions of high cost, ineffective allocation of responsibility, industry culture, and the poor availability of product and building-level carbon data and benchmarks constitute significant barriers. Opportunities to overcome these barriers include earlier engagement of professionals along the supply chain, effective use of whole-life costing, and changes to contract and tender documents. A mounting business case exists for addressing embodied carbon, but has yet to be effectively disseminated. In the meantime, the moral convictions of individual clients and practitioners have driven early progress. However, this research underscores the need for new regulatory drivers to complement changing attitudes if embodied carbon is to be established as a mainstream construction industry concern.;As is the case in a number of countries, the UK construction industry faces the challenge of expanding production whilst making ambitious greenhouse gas emission reductions. Embodied carbon constitutes a growing proportion of whole-life carbon emissions and accounts for a significant share of total UK emissions. A key mitigation strategy is increasing the use of alternative materials with lower embodied carbon. The economic, technical, practical and cultural barriers to the uptake of these alternatives are explored through a survey of construction professionals and interviews with industry leaders. Perceptions of high cost, ineffective allocation of responsibility, industry culture, and the poor availability of product and building-level carbon data and benchmarks constitute significant barriers. Opportunities to overcome these barriers include earlier engagement of professionals along the supply chain, effective use of whole-life costing, and changes to contract and tender documents. A mounting business case exists for addressing embodied carbon, but has yet to be effectively disseminated. In the meantime, the moral convictions of individual clients and practitioners have driven early progress. However, this research underscores the need for new regulatory drivers to complement changing attitudes if embodied carbon is to be established as a mainstream construction industry concern.;As is the case in a number of countries, the UK construction industry faces the challenge of expanding production whilst making ambitious greenhouse gas emission reductions. Embodied carbon constitutes a growing proportion of whole-life carbon emissions and accounts for a significant share of total UK emissions. A key mitigation strategy is increasing the use of alternative materials with lower embodied carbon. The economic, technical, practical and cultural barriers to the uptake of these alternatives are explored through a survey of construction professionals and interviews with industry leaders. Perceptions of high cost, ineffective allocation of responsibility, industry culture, and the poor availability of product and building-level carbon data and benchmarks constitute significant barriers. Opportunities to overcome these barriers include earlier engagement of professionals along the supply chain, effective use of whole-life costing, and changes to contract and tender documents. A mounting business case exists for addressing embodied carbon, but has yet to be effectively disseminated. In the meantime, the moral convictions of individual clients and practitioners have driven early progress. However, this research underscores the need for new regulato y drivers to complement changing attitudes if embodied carbon is to be established as a mainstream construction industry concern.;
Gleeson, C P (2016) Residential heat pump installations: The role of vocational education and training. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 394-406.
Huchuk, B, Gunay, H B, O'Brien, W and Cruickshank, C A (2016) Model-based predictive control of office window shades. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 445-55.
Keenan, J M (2016) From sustainability to adaptation: Goldman Sachs' corporate real estate strategy. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 407-22.
Marsh, R (2016) LCA profiles for building components: Strategies for the early design process. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 358-75.
Vimpari, J and Junnila, S (2016) Theory of valuing building life-cycle investments. Building Research & Information, 44(04), 345-57.