dc.contributor.author |
Lee, JCF |
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dc.contributor.author |
Zhang, JJ |
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dc.contributor.author |
Wong, JMW |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ng, ATS |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ng, ST |
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dc.contributor.editor |
Sandanayake, YG |
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dc.contributor.editor |
Fernando, NG |
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dc.contributor.editor |
Karunasena, GI |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-02-24T04:29:34Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-02-24T04:29:34Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2014-06 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Lee, J.C.F., Zhang, J.J., Wong, J.M.W., Ng, A.T.S., & Ng, S.T. (2014). Carbon labelling scheme for construction products: the benchmark for low carbon materials. In Y.G. Sandanayake, N.G. Fernando & G.I. Karunasena (Eds.), Sustainability and development in built environment: the way forward (pp. 107-115). Ceylon Institute of Builders. https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2014-Proceedings.pdf |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17065 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Climate change has become a global threat with worrying consequences for many countries. Among
various economic sectors, the construction industry consumes 40% of materials entering the global
economy and generates significant amounts of greenhouse gases (GHGs) - the main cause of climate
change. Particular attention should be attributed to the embodied carbon of construction materials as
it could contribute to 70% of GHG emissions at the construction stage and up to 25% of a building’s
life time energy consumption. It is thus highly desirable to select and use low carbon construction
products so as to minimise the GHG emissions arising from the construction industry. In view of this,
the Construction Industry Council (CIC) in Hong Kong has initiated a Carbon Labelling Scheme for
Construction Products as part of its mission to promote green building practices and sustainable
development. This paper introduces the carbon assessment framework of the Scheme, including the
product categorisation, principles and system boundary of carbon footprint quantification,
benchmarking mechanism, and certification process. The paper also presents the methodology of
developing a GHG quantification tools for assessing carbon footprint of products (CFP). As a voluntary
scheme in Hong Kong, itaims to provide verifiable and accurate information on the carbon footprint of
construction products for industry practitioners to select ‘low carbon’ materials. |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB) |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
Ceylon Institute of Builders |
en_US |
dc.relation.uri |
https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2014-Proceedings.pdf |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Carbon footprint |
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dc.subject |
Carbon labelling |
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dc.subject |
Construction products |
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dc.subject |
Sustainable development |
en_US |
dc.title |
Carbon labelling scheme for construction products: the benchmark for low carbon materials |
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dc.type |
Conference-Full-text |
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dc.identifier.faculty |
Architecture |
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dc.identifier.department |
Department of Building Economics |
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dc.identifier.year |
2014 |
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dc.identifier.conference |
3rd World Construction Symposium 2014 |
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dc.identifier.place |
Colombo |
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dc.identifier.pgnos |
pp. 107-115 |
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dc.identifier.proceeding |
Sustainability and development in built environment: the way forward |
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dc.identifier.email |
cflee@hkcic.org |
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