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Evaluation Of Carbon Footprint During The Life-Cycle Of Four Different Pipe Materials, Alhossin Alsadi
Evaluation Of Carbon Footprint During The Life-Cycle Of Four Different Pipe Materials, Alhossin Alsadi
Doctoral Dissertations
As the world is moving to provide a better and cleaner environment for future generations, there is a critical need to quantify and try to reduce the environmental emission footprints of various industries. The construction industry, which emits a large amount of carbon dioxide (CO₂ ), is one of the targeted industries to decrease these emissions. Underground utility installations, especially in the development of residential communities in urban areas, are one of the largest construction projects across North America and, consequently, one primary source of emissions. Most of the pipelines in the U.S. are rapidly reaching the end of their …