International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management 2018
A Primary Study of Environmental Impact Assessment for RC Column Using Ontological Theory
Publication: ICCREM 2018: Sustainable Construction and Prefabrication
ABSTRACT
Building structural design plays an important role in reducing embodied environmental impact (EI) of buildings as it decides building material and engineering quantities. Existing tools that assist structural designers in reducing EI are mainly software for assessing EI of material consumption, while EI happening in construction phase, which is related to engineering quantities, is out of the assessment scope. To better support structural designers in achieving a balance between structural requirements and environmental protection, this paper builds an ontology framework for assessing the embodied EI of building structures. The ontology is based on a building environmental performance assessment model—BEPAS, and takes account of EI related both to material consumption and construction activities. The EI of a reinforced concrete column was assessed and served as a case study to test the correctness and application of the constructed ontology.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work was financially supported by the National Science Foundation of Chian (No. 51778335 and No. 51378297).
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ICCREM 2018: Sustainable Construction and Prefabrication
Pages: 7 - 13
Editors: Yaowu Wang, Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, Yimin Zhu, Professor, Louisiana State University, Geoffrey Q. P. Shen, Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Mohamed Al-Hussein, Professor, University of Alberta
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8173-8
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© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Aug 8, 2018
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