Implementation of Discrete-Event Simulation (DES) in estimating & analyzing CO2 emission during earthwork of building construction engineering

Proceedings - 2010 IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IE and EM2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 87-89

  Li, Hong Xian ^a   Lei, Zhen ^b  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CO2 emission; Discrete event simulation; Emission factor

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT EMISSION; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CO2 EMISSION; CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE; COST ADVANTAGES; EMISSION FACTORS; GLOBAL ISSUES; MICRO LEVEL; NON-ROAD; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXCAVATION; FOUNDATIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 78650588208     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICIEEM.2010.5646619     Document Type: Conference Paper

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