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Intro; Foreword; The Editors; Introduction; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Measurement; Chapter 1: Uncertainty Analysis in Embodied Carbon Assessments: What Are the Implications of Its Omission?; Introduction; Uncertainty in LCA; Types of Uncertainty; Approaches to Deal with Uncertainties in LCA; LCAs of Buildings with Uncertainty Analysis; The Inclusion of Uncertainty Analysis in LCAs; Illustration Case Implementation; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Probabilistic Approaches to the Measurement of Embodied Carbon in Buildings; Introduction; Sources of Uncertainty.
Representation of UncertaintyCurrent Measurement; Life Cycle Measurement; Tree Representations; Monte Carlo Simulation; Decision-Making Under Uncertainty; Risk Aversion; Time Preference; Sensitivity Analysis; Measurement and Decision Making; Flexible Strategies; Worked Example; Introduction; Basis for Measurement; System Boundaries and Assumptions; Framing the Life Cycle Model; Data; Method of Measurement: Deterministic Analysis; Method of Measurement: Probabilistic Analysis; Results: Deterministic Analysis; Results: Probabilistic Analysis; Sensitivity Analysis; Conclusions; References.
Chapter 3: Uncertainty Assessment of Comparative Design Stage Embodied Carbon AssessmentsIntroduction; Review of Uncertainty Literature; Identifying Relevant Sources of Uncertainty; Method; Scope of the Uncertainty Assessment; Eliciting Expert Judgements of Uncertainty for Steel and Timber; Elicited Statistical Uncertainties; Elicited Scenario Uncertainties; Steel; Timber; Case Study: Steel Vs. Glulam Structural Frame; Scope and Boundaries; Case Study Results; Discussion; Conclusions and Further Work; References.
Chapter 4: Embodied Carbon of Wood and Reinforced Concrete Structures Under Chronic and Acute HazardsIntroduction; EC Accounting Methodologies; Quantifying the EC of Buildings Under Chronic Hazards; Reinforced Concrete; Chloride-Induced Corrosion; Freeze-Thaw Deterioration; Sulfate Attack; Carbonation-Induced Corrosion and Carbon Sequestration; Shrinkage and Creep; Wood and Engineered Wood; TimberLife: Service-Life Prediction Software; Quantifying the EC of Buildings Under Acute Hazards; Overview; A Review of Loss-Estimation Methodologies.
Quantifying EC by Extending Loss-Estimation MethodologiesExemplifying the Calculation of EC; Reinforced Concrete Buildings; Wood-Frame Buildings; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Embodied Carbon of Surfaces: Inclusion of Surface Albedo Accounting in Life-Cycle Assessment; Introduction; Aim of the Research and Methodology; Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes and Surface Albedo; Surface Albedo and the Building Sector; Discussion; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Quantifying Environmental Impacts of Structural Material Choices Using Life Cycle Assessment: A Case Study.
Representation of UncertaintyCurrent Measurement; Life Cycle Measurement; Tree Representations; Monte Carlo Simulation; Decision-Making Under Uncertainty; Risk Aversion; Time Preference; Sensitivity Analysis; Measurement and Decision Making; Flexible Strategies; Worked Example; Introduction; Basis for Measurement; System Boundaries and Assumptions; Framing the Life Cycle Model; Data; Method of Measurement: Deterministic Analysis; Method of Measurement: Probabilistic Analysis; Results: Deterministic Analysis; Results: Probabilistic Analysis; Sensitivity Analysis; Conclusions; References.
Chapter 3: Uncertainty Assessment of Comparative Design Stage Embodied Carbon AssessmentsIntroduction; Review of Uncertainty Literature; Identifying Relevant Sources of Uncertainty; Method; Scope of the Uncertainty Assessment; Eliciting Expert Judgements of Uncertainty for Steel and Timber; Elicited Statistical Uncertainties; Elicited Scenario Uncertainties; Steel; Timber; Case Study: Steel Vs. Glulam Structural Frame; Scope and Boundaries; Case Study Results; Discussion; Conclusions and Further Work; References.
Chapter 4: Embodied Carbon of Wood and Reinforced Concrete Structures Under Chronic and Acute HazardsIntroduction; EC Accounting Methodologies; Quantifying the EC of Buildings Under Chronic Hazards; Reinforced Concrete; Chloride-Induced Corrosion; Freeze-Thaw Deterioration; Sulfate Attack; Carbonation-Induced Corrosion and Carbon Sequestration; Shrinkage and Creep; Wood and Engineered Wood; TimberLife: Service-Life Prediction Software; Quantifying the EC of Buildings Under Acute Hazards; Overview; A Review of Loss-Estimation Methodologies.
Quantifying EC by Extending Loss-Estimation MethodologiesExemplifying the Calculation of EC; Reinforced Concrete Buildings; Wood-Frame Buildings; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Embodied Carbon of Surfaces: Inclusion of Surface Albedo Accounting in Life-Cycle Assessment; Introduction; Aim of the Research and Methodology; Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes and Surface Albedo; Surface Albedo and the Building Sector; Discussion; Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Quantifying Environmental Impacts of Structural Material Choices Using Life Cycle Assessment: A Case Study.