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Jul 11, 2012
Quantification and Optimization of Structural Embodied Energy and Carbon
Publication: Structures Congress 2012
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At this time, embodied energy and carbon impacts related to the design and construction of buildings in general, and load-bearing structures in particular, are not (yet) considered as a matter of course during the design process. Consequently, the relative magnitude of such impacts associated with fundamental structural design parameters is generally not well understood. This paper reviews some of the scientific background related to structural embodied energy and carbon and conceptually introduces two tools developed by Thornton Tomasetti that are aimed at quantifying and optimizing the embodied energy and carbon impacts associated with the design and construction of structural systems.
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© 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Jul 11, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Building design
- Carbon fibers
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Design (by type)
- Earthquake engineering
- Earthquake resistant structures
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Fibers
- Foundation design
- Foundations
- Geotechnical engineering
- Load bearing capacity
- Materials engineering
- Seismic design
- Structural design
- Structural engineering
- Structural systems
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Vice President, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., 51 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10010. E-mail: [email protected]
Managing principal, Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., 330 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60611. E-mail: [email protected]
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