Deriving and mitigating the upfront carbon of a large-scale industrial project
(2022) MVKM01 20221Department of Energy Sciences
- Abstract
- For a long time, the construction and building industries have focused on increasing the efficiency of the built environment and reducing the emissions during the operations of buildings. As a consequence of the decreased operational emissions, the share of so-called embodied and upfront carbon has increased. In the life cycle of a building, the upfront carbon is associated with the emissions from the extraction of raw materials up until a building has been erected. Knowledge about the prevalent problem of upfront carbon has increased recently, but there is a dire need to spread the knowledge further.
The focus of this thesis project has been to define the methodology and calculate the upfront carbon of the H2 Green Steel greenfield... (More) - For a long time, the construction and building industries have focused on increasing the efficiency of the built environment and reducing the emissions during the operations of buildings. As a consequence of the decreased operational emissions, the share of so-called embodied and upfront carbon has increased. In the life cycle of a building, the upfront carbon is associated with the emissions from the extraction of raw materials up until a building has been erected. Knowledge about the prevalent problem of upfront carbon has increased recently, but there is a dire need to spread the knowledge further.
The focus of this thesis project has been to define the methodology and calculate the upfront carbon of the H2 Green Steel greenfield steel plant that is to be constructed in Boden, Sweden. The aim has been to enable increased knowledge about upfront carbon and how to manage and influence the emissions from construction.
Before the detailed design is finished, assumptions, rules of thumb, and generic values are invaluable to derive the upfront carbon. The lack of valid data should not deter from assessing the emissions. There is an excellent upfront carbon reduction potential with materials and suppliers yet to be selected and engineering not commenced. The earlier the measurement begins, the greater the reduction potential is. (Less) - Popular Abstract
- Increasing knowledge about and reducing emissions from new construction is crucial to reaching the 1.5-degree target and halting global warming. By providing key insights on how to calculate and mitigate construction emissions, the thesis hopes to do just that.
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- author
- Jennehov, Hugo LU and Olofsson, Nils LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MVKM01 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Upfront carbon, Embodied carbon, Construction emissions, Mitigation strategies, Life Cycle Assessment, LCA, Industrial facilities
- report number
- LUTMDN/TMHP-22/5501-SE
- ISSN
- 0282-1990
- language
- English
- id
- 9094062
- date added to LUP
- 2022-06-29 09:37:15
- date last changed
- 2022-06-29 09:37:15
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abstract = {{For a long time, the construction and building industries have focused on increasing the efficiency of the built environment and reducing the emissions during the operations of buildings. As a consequence of the decreased operational emissions, the share of so-called embodied and upfront carbon has increased. In the life cycle of a building, the upfront carbon is associated with the emissions from the extraction of raw materials up until a building has been erected. Knowledge about the prevalent problem of upfront carbon has increased recently, but there is a dire need to spread the knowledge further.
The focus of this thesis project has been to define the methodology and calculate the upfront carbon of the H2 Green Steel greenfield steel plant that is to be constructed in Boden, Sweden. The aim has been to enable increased knowledge about upfront carbon and how to manage and influence the emissions from construction.
Before the detailed design is finished, assumptions, rules of thumb, and generic values are invaluable to derive the upfront carbon. The lack of valid data should not deter from assessing the emissions. There is an excellent upfront carbon reduction potential with materials and suppliers yet to be selected and engineering not commenced. The earlier the measurement begins, the greater the reduction potential is.}},
author = {{Jennehov, Hugo and Olofsson, Nils}},
issn = {{0282-1990}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Deriving and mitigating the upfront carbon of a large-scale industrial project}},
year = {{2022}},
}