- Title
- Embodied carbon footprint analysis of signage industry : insights from two case studies
- Creator
- Paresi, Prudvireddy; Javidan, Fatemeh; Sparks, Paul
- Date
- 2023
- Type
- Text; Conference paper
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/197020
- Identifier
- vital:18797
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43478-5_6
- Identifier
- ISBN:18635520 (ISSN); 9783031434778 (ISBN)
- Abstract
- Embodied carbon has recently become a hot topic among environmentalists and designers, especially after the Paris Agreement on climate change. Embodied carbon refers to the carbon emissions associated with the manufacturing and transportation of building materials and the process of construction. The “Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction” report estimated that the building and construction sector alone contributed nearly 37–39% of global carbon emissions in 2017–2020. To tackle embodied carbon, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has set a bold vision to reduce it by at least 40% by 2030 and achieve net-zero operating carbon in all new buildings. The signage industry plays a significant role in the building industry, as signages are a key component of buildings. Signages serve multiple purposes, such as providing information, enhancing brand identity, and promoting safety. Therefore, it is essential to understand the embodied carbon emissions associated with signage materials used to minimise the overall carbon emissions of construction projects. The present paper aims to study the embodied carbon footprint of the signage industry with the help of two case studies. The embodied carbon factors required while estimating the overall footprint of the signages are taken from Environmental Performance in Construction (EPiC) database. The study identifies the aluminum as the major contributor of the embodied emissions in the signage projects. This study provides insight into the other sources of embodied carbon and makes more informed decisions while selecting signage materials used in designs to create sustainable and economic projects. This information helps to increase sustainability and reduce the carbon footprint of signage projects in the early decision-making stages. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
- Relation
- International Conference on Green Building, ICoGB 2023, Malmo, Sweden, 19-21 May 2023, Proceedings of 2023 International Conference on Green Building p. 69-76
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright s. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Subject
- Carbon emissions; Carbon-intensive materials; Embodied carbon; Signage industry
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