Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Wood Use in Civil Engineering in Japan Based on Life-Cycle Assessment

Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Wood Use in Civil Engineering in Japan Based on Life-Cycle Assessment

Throughout its life-cycle, wood contributes to climate change mitigation through carbon storage and material and energy substitution. Focusing on wood use for piles, check dams, paved walkways, guardrails, and noise barriers, we quantified the nationwide potential for climate change mitigation in ci...

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Main Authors: Chihiro Kayo, Ryu Noda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
life-cycle assessment (LCA)
carbon storage
material substitution
energy substitution
log pile
wooden guardrail
wooden check dam
woodchip-paved walkway
wooden noise barrier
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/2/561

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