Development of an Advanced Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Measurement Tool for Municipal Infrastructure

国际社会承认气候变化是一个全球性的问题，而且这个问题正在日益严重。城市有责任减缓气候变化，并仔细考虑基础设施规划。GM BluePlanEngineering（GMBP）是一家工程/咨询公司，专门为城市提供资产管理和基础设施规划服务。该研究项目的主要目标是开发一种工具，GMBP将使用该工具来帮助市政当局做出有环保意识的决策，并减少计划中的基础设施建设项目的碳足迹。开发的工具将使市政当局能够准确地确定线性基础设施资产（道路，水管，下水道）的建设和修复的温室气体（GHG）排放量。该研究项目的结果不仅将为GMBP提供独特的服务，还将使市政当局能够将温室气体排放纳入其基础设施规划决策。

Climate change is recognized internationally as a global concern and one that is growing. Municipalities have aresponsibility to mitigate climate change and plan infrastructure with careful consideration to it. GM BluePlanEngineering (GMBP) is an engineering/consulting firm that specializes in asset management and infrastructureplanning services for municipalities. The primary objective of this research project is to develop a tool thatGMBP will use to assist municipalities in making environmentally conscious decisions and reduce carbonfootprints for planned infrastructure construction projects. The developed tool will enable municipalities toaccurately determine greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for the construction and rehabilitation of linearinfrastructure assets (roads, watermains, sewers). The results of this research project will not only provideGMBP with a unique service offering, it will allow municipalities to incorporate GHG emissions into theirinfrastructure planning decision making.