Mapping a Structure’s Impact on the Environment
| Author(s): |
Mark Sarkisian
Mahmoud Hachem Lindsay Hu Jeffery Keileh David Shook |
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| Medium: | conference paper |
| Language(s): | English |
| Conference: | 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011 |
| Published in: | IABSE-IASS 2011 London Symposium Report |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Abstract: |
Considering carbon emissions and world-wide climate change, the design of environmentally sensitive structures is paramount. Structures located in regions of high seismic risk are particularly important since they are likely to experience seismic damage during their service life. The life-cycle performance and the carbon footprint of these structures are sensitive to their structural system with outcomes that are significantly more favorable when enhanced systems are used. Structures must not only be evaluated based on their initial cost, constructability, and material availability; they also must be evaluated based on their long-term environmental effects. A carbon footprint analysis tool that considers a comprehensive evaluation of structural systems—both prescriptive and enhanced—is presented. |
| Keywords: |
structural design environmental impact cost-benefit analysis new construction carbon footprint Advanced Seismic System Retrofit Construction Probabilistic Damage
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