Life Cycle Assessment of Pre-Cast Concrete vs. Cast-in-Place Concrete
Description
This research study presents a life cycle assessment comparing the potential environmental impacts of two concrete construction methods used for building construction projects: Pre-cast and Cast-in-place concrete. The objective of the study was to provide a beneficial assessment of the potential environmental impacts by quantifying global warming potential, acidification and eutrophication associated with the two construction methods. Data for the two construction methods came from numerous industry reports and relatively recent journal article publications on the subject, although a majority of the data came from the Portland Cement Association’s Annual U.S. and Canadian Labor Energy Input Survey.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2014-06-13
Agent
- Author (aut): Ramsey, David
- Author (aut): Ghosh, Arundhati
- Author (aut): Abbaszadegan, Amin
- Author (aut): Choi, Jaesik
- Contributor (ctb): Arizona State University. School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
- Contributor (ctb): Arizona State University. Center for Earth Systems Engineering and Management