Elmasoudi, I; Ibrahim, M G; Tokimatsu, K and Elbeltagi, E (2022) Environmental impact assessment model for buildings' construction activities. International Journal of Construction Management, 22(5), pp. 849-860. ISSN 1562-3599
Abstract
Building construction tasks generate many environmental impacts during their execution. The assessment and comparison of the ecological effects of different construction tasks can aid in reducing emissions from these tasks. This study introduces an impact assessment methodology to assess the ecological effects of different building construction tasks according to the construction equipment used. In this study, global warming potential (GWP100), acidification potential (AP), eutrophication potential (EP), photochemical oxidation formation potential (POFP) and human toxicity potential (HTP) are considered as impact categories and evaluated at the global, regional and local levels. A case study of an administrative building in Egypt is used to validate the practicality of the developed model. The results demonstrate that the developed model can efficiently evaluate the ecological effects of construction tasks, and contractors can use it as a tool for choosing ecologically friendly construction strategies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building construction; case study; ecological effects; equipment; impact assessment |
| Index terms: | case study, construction equipment, environmental impact assessment, eutrophication, construction activity, Egypt, strategy, building construction, global warming, methodology, environmental impact, impact assessment |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, environmental impact, value management, climate science, construction operations, management, research methods, Geography, construction equipment, building construction |
| Topics: | Site Management, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Project Management, Geographical Context, Construction Technology, Sustainability, Plant and Equipment |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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