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14 - Civil and Construction Engineering

University of Birmingham

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Article title

A newly developed life cycle inventory (LCI) database for commonly used structural steel components

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1080/15732479.2010.519711

Title of journal

Structure & Infrastructure Engineering: maintenance, management, life-cycle design & performance

Article number

Volume number

Issue number

First page of article

1173

ISSN of journal

1573-2479

Year of publication

2012

URL

Number of additional authors

Additional information

A new Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) database is introduced, containing environmental data required for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analyses of steel construction projects. This enables the use of LCA as a decision-making tool towards more sustainable solutions of lower environmental impacts. The novelty of the database is that it contains primary data obtained directly from structural steel manufacturers, thus overcoming the scarcity in which such data is currently available. Ultimately, the use of the data leads to the minimization of the environmental impact of steel construction projects and the optimization of their design in terms of sustainability.

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

D - Structural Engineering

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

English abstract