Carbon Footprint Estimation Tool for Transportation Construction Projects
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 139, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper proposes an emissions estimation tool, the carbon footprint estimation tool (CFET), for the estimation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other air pollutants from construction projects that are associated with roadways and other components of the transportation infrastructure. The tool takes a comprehensive approach to provide all-inclusive project-level emission estimates that incorporate effects from all stages of the construction project, including offsets generated by reforestation efforts, and accounts for recent and future GHG policies. The utility of such a comprehensive tool for estimating source category emissions is illustrated through a case study that involves the construction of the Intercounty Connector roadway in Maryland.
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Acknowledgments
This work was funded by the Maryland State Highway Administration and the mid-Atlantic University Transportation Center, a U.S. DOT-funded center. This work is part of a regional effort, with additional funding from NAVTEQ. The writers gratefully acknowledge this support, but this acknowledgment does not imply that the funders endorse the writers’ findings.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 139 • Issue 5 • May 2013
Pages: 547 - 555
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© 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Dec 14, 2010
Accepted: Jul 31, 2012
Published online: Aug 7, 2012
Published in print: May 1, 2013
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