Embodied carbon dioxide as a design tool - a case study

作者：Knight David^*; Addis Bill

来源：Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering, 2011, 164(4): 171-176.

DOI：10.1680/cien.2011.164.4.171

• buildings, structures &amp
• design
• design methods &amp
• aids
• sustainability

Embodied carbon dioxide is increasingly being used to measure the sustainability of a building's structure. With reference to the West Kowloon terminus in Hong Kong, this paper outlines how estimates of embodied carbon dioxide were used as a design tool to develop structural options, and how embodied carbon dioxide data were incorporated within building information modelling processes. It proposes that embodied-carbon accounting be used alongside quantity surveying to determine the out-turn cost of a building, and recommends clients estimate embodied carbon dioxide on recently completed projects to help establish benchmarks.

• 出版日期2011-11