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Stochastic hybrid embodied CO2-eq analysis: An application to the Irish apartment building sector

Acquaye, Adolf, Duffy, Aidan, Basu, Biswajit (2011) Stochastic hybrid embodied CO2-eq analysis: An application to the Irish apartment building sector. Energy and Buildings, 43 (6). pp. 1295-1303. ISSN 0378-7788. (doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.01.006) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:35219)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.01.006

Abstract

Although embodied CO2-eq analysis has seen recent developments as evident in the establishment of the ISO 14040 and 14044 LCA standards, it is recognized that due to weaknesses in gathering data on product-related emissions, embodied CO2-eq values are probabilistic. This paper presents a stochastic analysis of hybrid embodied CO2-eq in buildings to account for this weakness in traditional methods and, by way of example, applies it to an Irish construction-sector case study. Using seven apartment buildings, 70,000 results are simulated with Monte Carlo analysis and used to derive probabilistic and cumulative embodied CO2-eq intensity distributions for apartment buildings in Ireland. A Wakeby distribution with known statistical parameters and uncertainty was derived for the average embodied CO2-eq intensity of apartment building in Ireland. The mean hybrid embodied CO2-eq (ECO2-eq) intensity was estimated to be 1636 gCO2-eq/€ with an uncertainty of 73 gCO2-eq/€. The stochastic analysis helps to account for variability in input variables into embodied CO2-eq analysis. The application of the stochastic embodied CO2-eq analysis as demonstrated in this study can be extended to other building sectors and countries and can form the basis for the development of evidence-based policy formulation since it provides greater information on embodied CO2-eq intensities of buildings than deterministic approaches.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.01.006
Uncontrolled keywords: Hybrid embodied CO2-eq; Stochastic analysis; Construction sub-sector; Apartment buildings; Probabilistic and cumulative distributions; Monte Carlo analysis
Subjects: H Social Sciences
H Social Sciences > HA Statistics > HA33 Management Science
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Analytics, Operations and Systems
Depositing User: Catherine Norman
Date Deposited: 16 Sep 2013 13:54 UTC
Last Modified: 19 Sep 2023 15:04 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/35219 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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