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Article

Carbon Accounting in Construction Engineering: Methodology and Applications

by
Yuechen Wu
1,2,3,
Chaofeng Zhang
2,4,
Yanzhao Liu
2,5,
Wenxuan Deng
1,2,3,
Sanpo Jike
1,2,3 and
Fushen Liu
1,2,3,*
1
Research Center of Coastal and Urban Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
2
Zhejiang University-Zhejiang Communications Construction Collaborative Innovation Joint Research Center, Hangzhou 310058, China
3
Computing Center of Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
4
Zhejiang Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311305, China
5
Zhejiang Communications Construction Underground Engineering Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 311305, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2025, 17(11), 5090; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17115090
Submission received: 4 March 2025 / Revised: 16 May 2025 / Accepted: 20 May 2025 / Published: 1 June 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Green Building: CO2 Emissions in the Construction Industry)
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Abstract

In the context of global carbon peak and carbon neutrality, this work proposes a carbon accounting method for construction project based on life-cycle assessment (LCA) and construction cost quota. By incorporating national standards, relevant databases and publications, three major global carbon accounting databases—ICE, EU-EFDB, and IPCC-EFDB—were expanded to enable each database to independently perform full life-cycle carbon accounting for specific construction projects in China. The method is capable of flexibly selecting different databases and quantifying the carbon emissions of construction projects, by directly importing bill of quantities. Finally, a web-based carbon accounting tool was developed, and three databases were used to conduct full life-cycle carbon accounting on real-world construction projects, to verify the feasibility of the proposed method and compare the carbon accounting results across different databases. Our study showed that, although there were discrepancies in carbon emission estimation across different stages and processes for the construction projects, the proportions of carbon emissions at each stage and process were relatively consistent.
Keywords: life-cycle assessment (LCA); carbon accounting; construction cost quota; carbon emission factor database; construction-stage carbon accounting life-cycle assessment (LCA); carbon accounting; construction cost quota; carbon emission factor database; construction-stage carbon accounting

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Wu, Y.; Zhang, C.; Liu, Y.; Deng, W.; Jike, S.; Liu, F. Carbon Accounting in Construction Engineering: Methodology and Applications. Sustainability 2025, 17, 5090. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17115090

AMA Style

Wu Y, Zhang C, Liu Y, Deng W, Jike S, Liu F. Carbon Accounting in Construction Engineering: Methodology and Applications. Sustainability. 2025; 17(11):5090. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17115090

Chicago/Turabian Style

Wu, Yuechen, Chaofeng Zhang, Yanzhao Liu, Wenxuan Deng, Sanpo Jike, and Fushen Liu. 2025. "Carbon Accounting in Construction Engineering: Methodology and Applications" Sustainability 17, no. 11: 5090. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17115090

APA Style

Wu, Y., Zhang, C., Liu, Y., Deng, W., Jike, S., & Liu, F. (2025). Carbon Accounting in Construction Engineering: Methodology and Applications. Sustainability, 17(11), 5090. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17115090

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