Carbon Calculator: A Methodology Proposed to Evaluate Some Case Studies in Terms of Embodied Energy & Carbon Emission for Building Materials

摘要

The area of construction is considered to be an extremely polluting activity of modern production. Almost 60% of the raw materials extracted from the lithosphere for civil works and building construction which are involved with significant amount CO2 emissions. It is fundamental to take into account both the environmental and economic costs when identifying the most eco- efficient technology. For minimizing the environmental impact for building construction and selecting the best material, its need to compare with alternatives materials in terms of energy and carbon emission. These paper aim to evaluate the impact of the alternatives materials in term of energy and carbon emission and the environment of the construction materials most used in building construction. Through this carbon calculator, user can evaluate the impact in terms of energy and carbon emission (to environment) of the construction materials mostly they used. Now a days building sector is considered with the reduced impact of different eco-materials and specific measures for the reduction of these impacts (Energy & Carbon Emission) in all stages of the product: manufacturing, transportation and final disposal. In the development of carbon calculator first we consider the energy and carbon emission for manufacturing (embodied energy) and transportation of the building construction materials. Microsoft Office Excel software is used to developed the carbon calculator and evaluate the results for some cases.