Realizing GHG Emissions Reductions for Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects in Ontario

实现安大略省大型基础设施项目的温室气体减排

• 批准号: 508960-2017
• 负责人: MacLean, Heather
• 金额: $ 9.71万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=618002
• 关键词: Realizing; GHG; Emissions; Reductions; Large

To avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, and meet Ontario's 2020-2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals, fundamental changes must be made in infrastructure design and construction. The infrastructure sector contributes $80 billion to Canada's GDP; its GHG impacts resonate throughout Canadian society. However, there has been little effort to account for and reduce these emissions. To address this challenge, this project will develop Infra-Clean, a state-of-the-art GHG accounting and decision support tool. It will reduce GHG emissions by advancing design and construction practices that decrease material and energy use, and increase adoption of low GHG materials and fuels. Infra-Clean will allow users to track actual emissions throughout the project life, providing information on status-quo emissions and ensuring that expected emission reductions are actually realized. Currently, no tool on the market incorporates the breadth and complexity envisioned. To develop Infra-Clean, fundamental research will be conducted to fill knowledge gaps about the GHG emissions from materials and construction activities. Real world case studies will be evaluated to ground the state-of-the-art research in the realities of infrastructure construction. The project team is a partnership between the University of Toronto, Canada's top research university, and the Carbon Impact Initiative, led by EllisDon, Canada's second largest general contractor and builder of some of the nation's highest profile projects. EllisDon is well positioned to lead a critical transformation of infrastructure design and construction by rolling out Infra-Clean across its Canadian portfolio, and marketing the tool across the industry. The outcomes of this exciting project have the potential to significantly influence how infrastructure is built. Thus, providing benefits to industry and more generally, the Ontario and Canadian economies, by incorporating cost-effective GHG emissions reduction strategies at the forefront of project development decisions.

为了避免气候变化最大的灾难性影响，并满足安大略省2020-2030温室气体（GHG）减少目标的减少目标，必须在基础设施设计和建设中进行基本变化。基础设施部门为加拿大GDP贡献了800亿美元；它的温室气体会影响整个加拿大社会的共鸣。但是，几乎没有努力来解释和减少这些排放。为了应对这一挑战，该项目将开发Instra-Clean，这是一种最先进的温室气体会计和决策支持工具。它将通过推进降低材料和能源利用的设计和建筑实践，并增加低温室材料和燃料的采用来减少温室气体排放。 Infra-Clean将允许用户在整个项目寿命中跟踪实际排放，提供有关现状排放的信息，并确保实际实现了预期的排放减少。目前，市场上没有任何工具包含所设想的广度和复杂性。为了开发基础清洁，将进行基础研究，以填补有关材料和建筑活动中温室气体排放的知识空白。将对现实世界的案例研究进行评估，以基于基础设施构建现实的最新研究。该项目团队是多伦多大学，加拿大顶级研究大学的合作伙伴关系，以及由加拿大第二大总承包商和建筑商Ellisdon领导的碳影响力计划。埃利斯登（Ellisdon）在加拿大投资组合中推出了基础设施设计和建设的重要转变，可以在基础架构设计和构建中进行批判性转变，并在整个行业中销售该工具。这个令人兴奋的项目的结果有可能显着影响基础架构的建立方式。因此，通过将成本效益的温室气体排放策略纳入项目开发决策的最前沿，为工业和更普遍的安大略省和加拿大经济体提供福利。