Open AccessEcological Footprint of Residential Building in Xining
Author(s) -
Hui Yang,
Zhiqi Gong,
Chunyan Chen,
Taimin Zhao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/495/1/012052
Subject(s) - ecological footprint , footprint , sustainable development , ecological deficit , research object , environmental resource management , environmental science , environmental planning , geography , environmental protection , business , ecology , archaeology , regional science , biology
The construction industry has a very significant environmental impact. Based on the theory of ecological footprint, this paper constructs a building life cycle assessment model, which takes Xining residential buildings as the research object, the ecological footprint of a residential building in Xining was calculated by using the advanced ecological footprint model - “provincial hectare method”. The aim is to understand the impact of buildings on the environment, and strive to resolve environmental pollution from the source. The results show that the ecological footprint of the building is 570.32 hm 2 , which is 1.52 times its ecological carrying capacity. There is an ecological deficit. The ecological deficit should be reduced by improving the sustainable use of materials to promote the sustainable development of the construction industry.