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T-4C1-A-2 - Construction of commercial buildings

Definition

This emission source is defined by the IPCC in TBD.

Sustainability Category: Red

Red

This activity significantly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and undermines climate mitigation efforts. The activity should be phased out or fundamentally transformed, with financing directed toward decommissioning, replacement with sustainable alternatives, or radical decarbonization where elimination is not immediately feasible.

Transition Elements

This activity has the following mitigation options modelled as transition elements:

Activity Model

This emission source is modelled with Construction as:

WORK:
construction
(m2)
OPERATIONS:
(m2)
work_intensity_direct_operations_use_m2
(m2/m2)
stock_construction_standard_non_residential_commercial
EMISSIONS
STOCK
RESOURCE:
cement_construction
(m2)
1
(m2/m2)
emission_factor_cement_construction (g_co2e/m2)

Parameters

Parameter Unit Description
emission_factor_cement_construction g_co2e_m2 Emission factor cement construction
stock_construction_standard_non_residential_commercial m2 Stock standard construction commercial buildings
stock_growth_construction_non_residential_commercial m2_percapita Growth of construction of commercial buildings
work_intensity_direct_operations_use_m2 m2_m2 Work intensity direct operations use m2

YAML Specification

sustainability: red
version: 2.2.0
operation:
  growthType: true
  variable: stock_construction_standard_non_residential_commercial
  growthFactor:
    unitOfMeasure: per_capita
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - stock_growth_construction_non_residential_commercial
work:
- name: construction
  unitOfMeasure: m2
  operationToWork:
    unitOfMeasure: m2/m2
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - work_intensity_direct_operations_use_m2
  input:
  - resource: cement_construction
    unitOfMeasure: m2
    resourceToWork:
      unitOfMeasure: m2/m2
      expression: '1'
    emissionFactor:
      unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/m2
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - emission_factor_cement_construction
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