Journal article
Life-cycle inventory analysis of concrete production: A critical review
Cement & concrete composites, v 51, pp 38-48
01 Aug 2014
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Abstract
Concrete is one of the most widely used building materials with a global consumption rate approaching 25 gigatonnes per year. Consequentially, its environmental burden is significant in terms of resource use and environmental emissions. There is a diverse audience of decision makers and manufacturers who are interested in understanding and lowering the environmental impact of concrete and other buildings materials, which requires a life-cycle assessment (LCA) approach. A critical first step in any LCA is the compilation of a credible life-cycle inventory (LCI), upon which subsequent life-cycle impact assessment (LCIA) can be based. This article reviews the strengths and weaknesses of concrete LCIs to date, and offers a research roadmap to improve the quality of future cement and concrete LCIs and meet the needs of major LCA users. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Life-cycle inventory analysis of concrete production: A critical review
- Creators
- A. Petek Gursel - University of California, BerkeleyEric Masanet - Northwestern UniversityArpad Horvath - University of California, BerkeleyAlex Stadel - University of California, Berkeley
- Publication Details
- Cement & concrete composites, v 51, pp 38-48
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 11
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Architecture, Design, and Urbanism
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000337554300004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84901052298
- Other Identifier
- 991021889905304721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Construction & Building Technology
- Materials Science, Composites