Quantification of carbon footprint on underground utility projects

Building a Sustainable Future - Proceedings of the 2009 Construction Research Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 618-627

  Sihabuddin, Shaik ^a   Ariaratnam, Samuel T ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONSTRUCTION METHOD; EMISSIONS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE; EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS; HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING; INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION; OPEN-CUT METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROJECT SCHEDULES; SULFUR OXIDE; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION; TRENCHLESS; TRENCHLESS CONSTRUCTION; TRENCHLESS METHODS; TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGIES; UNDERGROUND UTILITIES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES;

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; INSTALLATION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; RESEARCH; SULFUR;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

EID: 69949103267     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41020(339)63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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