Open AccessGreenhouse Gas emission determination of typical infrastructure in High Andean cities: Study Case Ambato city-Ecuador
Author(s) -
Celia Margarita Mayacela,
Garduno Nunez,
Bernardo Canizares,
Diego Moya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/354/1/012125
Subject(s) - greenhouse gas , work (physics) , environmental science , carbon dioxide , greenhouse , environmental protection , architectural engineering , engineering , geology , chemistry , mechanical engineering , oceanography , organic chemistry , horticulture , biology
The building sector is one of the most important commercial activities all over the world, being one of the main producers of Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In the current investigation an evaluation of the emanation of Carbon Dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e) was performed to different of typical buildings in Ambato city, Ecuador. It was applied the GHG Protocol and ISO 14064-1 standards for companies and organizations. The GHG emissions calculation was based on the most representative work volumes of typical buildings of this Andean city, and its corresponding emission factor. The results show that structure type III emits more CO 2 because more structural steel, concrete and clear glass are used in its construction due to its architectural and structural design.