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Carbon labelling scheme for construction products: the benchmark for low carbon materials

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dc.contributor.author Lee, JCF
dc.contributor.author Zhang, JJ
dc.contributor.author Wong, JMW
dc.contributor.author Ng, ATS
dc.contributor.author Ng, ST
dc.contributor.editor Sandanayake, YG
dc.contributor.editor Fernando, NG
dc.contributor.editor Karunasena, GI
dc.date.accessioned 2022-02-24T04:29:34Z
dc.date.available 2022-02-24T04:29:34Z
dc.date.issued 2014-06
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 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17065
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. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Ceylon Institute of Builders (CIOB) en_US
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 en_US
dc.subject Carbon labelling en_US
dc.subject Construction products en_US
dc.subject Sustainable development en_US
dc.title Carbon labelling scheme for construction products: the benchmark for low carbon materials en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Building Economics en_US
dc.identifier.year 2014 en_US
dc.identifier.conference 3rd World Construction Symposium 2014 en_US
dc.identifier.place Colombo en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 107-115 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Sustainability and development in built environment: the way forward en_US
dc.identifier.email cflee@hkcic.org en_US


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