TY  - CONF
TI  - Carbon Emissions of Construction Operations in a Cold Climate
C1  - Auckland, New Zealand
C3  - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32)
SP  - 1063
EP  - 1073
PY  - 2024
DO  - 10.24928/2024/0228
AU  - Pikas, Ergo
AU  - Lõhmus, Rauno
AU  - Koskela, Lauri
AU  - Tetik, Müge
AU  - Vendel, Kädi-Riin
AD  - Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, ergo.pikas@taltech.ee, orcid.org/0000-0001-5691-685X.
AD  - Project Manager, Maru Ehitus AS, Tallinn, Estonia.
AD  - Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, lauri.koskela@taltech.ee, orcid.org/0000-0003-4449-2281.
AD  - Post-Doctoral Researcher, LUT School of Engineering Sciences, muge.tetik@lut.fi, orcid.org/0000-0002-4013-0577.
AD  - Project Expert, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, kadiriin.vendel@taltech.ee, orcid.org/0009-0004-1702-1817.
AB  - This study focuses on the energy use of construction operations and explores the associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The case study methodology is used in this exploratory investigation to assess the energy consumption and GHG of eight construction projects in Estonia. The findings highlight the need to account for heating and illumination emissions, underlining the importance of including construction phase emissions in building lifecycle carbon assessments. No strong correlation between building size and energy consumption is found, but there seems to be a connection between project duration, use function, and emissions. It suggests that addressing the embodied carbon of construction operations, particularly when heating is required, is crucial for reducing the overall carbon footprint. This study develops and invites the lean community to establish a baseline for construction operations' energy use and related GHG emissions. A baseline is needed to facilitate the continuous improvement of construction processes from the sustainability viewpoint.
KW  - Sustainable construction
KW  - energy consumption of construction operations
KW  - greenhouse gas emissions
KW  - winter heating and illumination.
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32)
DA  - 2024/07/01
CY  - Auckland, New Zealand
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2259/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2259
N1  - Export Date: 03 April 2025
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -