Cradle-to-gate environmental impacts of the concrete industry in South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Muigai, R | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alexander, M G | |
| dc.contributor.author | Moyo, P | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-10T11:26:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-08-10T11:26:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-12T11:26:36Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The objective of the paper is to provide an understanding of the South African concrete industry's environmental burden in terms of natural resource consumption and carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (CO2-e). The review covers current practices in the concrete construction field in South Africa (SA) and their implications for the environment. Elaboration in terms of detail and quantification is given for the environmental burden generated during the manufacture of raw materials for concrete and their transportation to site. Four-year average (2005-2008) data is provided for resources consumed and wastes emitted during the quarrying and manufacture of raw materials for concrete. Carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions data per unit of material produced was obtained from the InEnergy Report produced for the Cement and Concrete Institute (C&CI) of South Africa. The study determined that, on average, 39.7 Mt of raw materials are consumed per year and 4.92 x 109 kg CO2-e emissions are emitted per year to produce cement and aggregates for concrete production in South Africa. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Muigai, R., Alexander, M. G., & Moyo, P. (2013). Cradle-to-gate environmental impacts of the concrete industry in South Africa. <i>Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24860 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Muigai, R, M G Alexander, and P Moyo "Cradle-to-gate environmental impacts of the concrete industry in South Africa." <i>Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering</i> (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24860 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Muigai, R., Alexander, M. G., & Moyo, P. (2013). Cradle-to-gate environmental impacts of the concrete industry in South Africa. Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 55(2), 2-7. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Muigai, R AU - Alexander, M G AU - Moyo, P AB - The objective of the paper is to provide an understanding of the South African concrete industry's environmental burden in terms of natural resource consumption and carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (CO2-e). The review covers current practices in the concrete construction field in South Africa (SA) and their implications for the environment. Elaboration in terms of detail and quantification is given for the environmental burden generated during the manufacture of raw materials for concrete and their transportation to site. Four-year average (2005-2008) data is provided for resources consumed and wastes emitted during the quarrying and manufacture of raw materials for concrete. Carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions data per unit of material produced was obtained from the InEnergy Report produced for the Cement and Concrete Institute (C&CI) of South Africa. The study determined that, on average, 39.7 Mt of raw materials are consumed per year and 4.92 x 109 kg CO2-e emissions are emitted per year to produce cement and aggregates for concrete production in South Africa. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Cradle-to-gate environmental impacts of the concrete industry in South Africa TI - Cradle-to-gate environmental impacts of the concrete industry in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24860 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24860 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Muigai R, Alexander MG, Moyo P. Cradle-to-gate environmental impacts of the concrete industry in South Africa. Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24860. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Civil Engineering | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering | |
| dc.source.uri | http://saice.org.za/saice-journal/ | |
| dc.title | Cradle-to-gate environmental impacts of the concrete industry in South Africa | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |