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标题：A Process Analysis Associated With Production of Floor Systems for Their Environmental Impacts
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作者：Jeffrey M Molavi ; Peter K Ndungu
期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：12
页码：18301
DOI：10.15680/IJIRSET.2014.0312070
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：The built environment consumes space and natural resources. Natural resources such as sand aggregate are extracted from quarries. These materials are then hauled long distances exerting pressure on transportation systems not to mentio n harmful emissions from transport equipment. The goal of this stud y is to determine environmental impacts due to raw materials procurement, fabrication, and installation processes associated with the construction of different floor types. The larger scope of the original study covers comparison of environmental effects due to construction of hypothetical Hollow-Core and Composite Steel Deck floor Systems by conducting a "cradle to gate" Life Cycle Assessment. A hybrid approach, as presented in the methodology, is used to perform the LCA in which Econo mic Input/output (EIO) and Process-based LCA models are applied to identify impacts of the process. The goal of this paper however, is to demonstrate the process of our methodology associated with extraction and production of the two floor systems.
关键词：Hollow Core; Steel Deck; LCA; EIO; Environmental Impact; Floor Systems