Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The "upfront" embodied carbon (EC) of building materials includes the accumulated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from harvesting, manufacturing and transportation processes, and is becoming more widely recognized as a major source of global GHGs. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the potential for buildings to go beyond reduced or zero GHG emissions and to… more Full Text: OPPORTUNITIES FOR CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL AND STORAGE IN BUILDING MATERIALS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …