00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.911161 CaOODSP 20220526135538 m o d f cr cn||||||||| 220512s2022 onca ob f000 0 eng d 9780660435107 CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- NR24-105/2022E-PDF Zizzo, Ryan, author. Strategies for low carbon concrete : primer for federal government procurement : low carbon assets through life-cycle assessment (LCA)² initiative / Zizzo, Ryan; Masoudi, Rana; Cooney, Rob. [Ottawa] : National Research Council Canada = Conseil national des recherchres Canada, [2022] 1 online resource ([20] pages) : colour illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Consultant: Mantle Developments. On cover: NRC Publications Archive. Includes bibliographical references. "A large amount of carbon emissions is generated by the harvesting, transportation, manufacture and end of life disposal/recycling of construction materials. These emissions are referred to as "embodied carbon" and are measured using a technique called life cycle assessment (LCA). As buildings become more efficient in their annual operating energy and thus lower their operational carbon, the construction industry and policy makers around the world have become increasingly concerned with the growing relative impacts of embodied carbon. … There are numerous strategies that can be used to reduce the embodied carbon of concrete, many of which can be accomplished for no additional cost and with minimal performance impacts. This primer has been developed to assist government officials to better understand these strategies in support of updating procurement policies and procedures towards the goal of lowering embodied carbon from concrete in government construction. This primer can also be used as a discussion point between government project owners and designers"--Executive summary, page 1. Concrete Carbon content Environmental aspects Canada. Concrete construction Environmental aspects Canada. Government purchasing Environmental aspects Canada. Béton Teneur en carbone Aspect de l'environnement Canada. Construction en béton Aspect de l'environnement Canada. Approvisionnement public Aspect de l'environnement Canada. National Research Council Canada, issuing body. Strategies for low carbon concrete : (CaOODSP)9.911162 PDF 2.59 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2022/cnrc-nrc/NR24-105-2022-eng.pdf