Embodied Carbon and Construction Cost Differences between Hong Kong and Melbourne Buildings

Limiting the amount of embodied carbon in buildings can help minimize the damaging impacts of global warming through lower upstream emission of CO2. This study empirically investigates the embodied carbon footprint of new-build and refurbished buildings in both Hong Kong and Melbourne to determine t...

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Main Authors: Craig Langston, Edwin H.W. Chan, Esther H.K. Yung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2018-12-01
Series:Construction Economics and Building
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Online Access:https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/6280