METHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING
EMBODIED CARBON THROUGH A
DISTRIBUTED LEDGER PLATFORM
FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAINS
WSU TEAM
Supervisory Panel
- Prof. Srinath Perera
- Dr. Sepani Senaratne
- Dr. Xiaohua Jin
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PhD Candidate – Ms. Navodana Rodrigo
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BACKGROUND• Life cycle carbon;
• Embodied carbon (EC)
• Operational carbon (OC)
• Operational Carbon - Emitted during the operational phase of a building
• Embodied Carbon - Emitted during the production process of a product/service within the system boundaries
System boundaries for estimating embodied carbonSource : Ashworth and Perera 2015
Manufacture Assembly In Use End of Life
Cradle Gate Site End of Construction
Grave
Cradle to Gate
Cradle to Site
Cradle to End of Construction
Cradle to Grave
Cradle to Cradle
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The ratio of embodied carbon to operational carbon during implementation of energy efficient buildings
Source : adapted from RICS 2014, Ashworth and Perera 2015
20% 80%
100%
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SUPPLY CHAIN AND VALUE CHAIN• The Supply Chain for the Installation of a Drainage System
Construction Company
Contract
Hume Pipe Manufacturer
Trench Excavation
Compacting Laying of Hume Pipes
Backfilling and Compacting
Land Developer
RESEARCH PROBLEM
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• Blockchain
• A decentralized distributed ledger technology
• Enables the records to be stored in blocks
• Maintained on a network of servers called ‘nodes’
• Blockchain Applications
• Level 1 - Cryptocurrencies
• Level 2 - Economic, market and financial applications
• Level 3 - Applications beyond currency, finance and markets
AIM
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• To develop a methodology for estimating embodied carbon using the value chain concept implemented through a distributed ledger platform for construction supply chains
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Conceptual Model
Objective 1
Objective 2
Literature Review
Journal Papers, Books,
Conference Proceedings,
Reports, Thesis, World
Wide Web
Critical Review and
Analysis
Critical Review and
Analysis
Carbon Estimating Data Sets
Literature Review
Objective 3
Embodied Carbon
Calculations
Manufacturers and
Suppliers Data, Carbon
Estimating Data Sets,
Site Observations,
Work Studies
Cost
Calculations
Documentary
Review,
Interviews
Blockchain Program
Mathematical/Detailed
Model
Blockchain and Algorithms
Validation of Blockchain
Program
Data Collection
and
Data Analysis
Software
Development
Testing and
Validation
Objective 4
Objective 5
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Conceptual Model
Objective 1
Objective 2
Literature Review
Journal Papers, Books,
Conference Proceedings,
Reports, Thesis, World
Wide Web
Critical Review and
Analysis
Critical Review and
Analysis
Carbon Estimating Data Sets
Literature Review
Objective 3
Embodied Carbon
Calculations
Manufacturers and
Suppliers Data, Carbon
Estimating Data Sets,
Site Observations,
Work Studies
Cost
Calculations
Documentary
Review,
Interviews
Blockchain Program
Mathematical Model
Mathematical Algorithms
Validation of Blockchain
Program
Data Collection
and
Data Analysis
Software
Development
Testing and
Validation
Objective 4
Objective 5
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Conceptual Model
Objective 1
Objective 2
Literature Review
Journal Papers, Books,
Conference Proceedings,
Reports, Thesis, World
Wide Web
Critical Review and
Analysis
Critical Review and
Analysis
Carbon Estimating Data Sets
Literature Review
Objective 3
Embodied Carbon
Calculations
Manufacturers and
Suppliers Data, Carbon
Estimating Data Sets,
Site Observations,
Work Studies
Cost
Calculations
Documentary
Review,
Interviews
Blockchain Program
Mathematical Model
Mathematical Algorithms
Validation of Blockchain
Program
Data Collection
and
Data Analysis
Software
Development
Testing and
Validation
Objective 4
Objective 5
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Conceptual Model
Objective 1
Objective 2
Literature Review
Journal Papers, Books,
Conference Proceedings,
Reports, Thesis, World
Wide Web
Critical Review and
Analysis
Critical Review and
Analysis
Carbon Estimating Data Sets
Literature Review
Objective 3
Embodied Carbon
Calculations
Manufacturers and
Suppliers Data, Carbon
Estimating Data Sets,
Site Observations,
Work Studies
Cost
Calculations
Documentary
Review,
Interviews
Blockchain Program
Mathematical/Detailed
Model
Blockchain and Algorithms
Validation of Blockchain
Program
Data Collection
and
Data Analysis
Software
Development
Testing and
Validation
Objective 4
Objective 5
METHODOLOGY FOR ESTIMATING EMBODIED CARBON THROUGH A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER
PLATFORM FOR CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAINS
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