Realizing GHG Emissions Reductions for Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects in Ontario

实现安大略省大型基础设施项目的温室气体减排

• 批准号: 508960-2017
• 负责人: Maclean, Heather
• 金额: $ 20.88万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=694732
• 关键词: Realizing; GHG; Emissions; Reductions; Large

To avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change, and meet Ontario's 2020-2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals, fundamental changes must be made in infrastructure design and construction. The infrastructure sector contributes $80 billion to Canada's GDP; its GHG impacts resonate throughout Canadian society. However, there has been little effort to account for and reduce these emissions. To address this challenge, this project will develop Infra-Clean, a state-of-the-art GHG accounting and decision support tool. It will reduce GHG emissions by advancing design and construction practices that decrease material and energy use, and increase adoption of low GHG materials and fuels. Infra-Clean will allow users to track actual emissions throughout the project life, providing information on status-quo emissions and ensuring that expected emission reductions are actually realized. Currently, no tool on the market incorporates the breadth and complexity envisioned. To develop Infra-Clean, fundamental research will be conducted to fill knowledge gaps about the GHG emissions from materials and construction activities. Real world case studies will be evaluated to ground the state-of-the-art research in the realities of infrastructure construction. The project team is a partnership between the University of Toronto, Canada's top research university, and the Carbon Impact Initiative, led by EllisDon, Canada's second largest general contractor and builder of some of the nation's highest profile projects. EllisDon is well positioned to lead a critical transformation of infrastructure design and construction by rolling out Infra-Clean across its Canadian portfolio, and marketing the tool across the industry. The outcomes of this exciting project have the potential to significantly influence how infrastructure is built. Thus, providing benefits to industry and more generally, the Ontario and Canadian economies, by incorporating cost-effective GHG emissions reduction strategies at the forefront of project development decisions.

为了避免气候变化的最灾难性的影响，并满足安大略的2020-2030年温室气体（GHG）减排目标，必须在基础设施设计和建设的根本变化。基础设施部门为加拿大的国内生产总值贡献了800亿加元;其温室气体影响在整个加拿大社会引起共鸣。然而，在核算和减少这些排放方面几乎没有作出努力。为了应对这一挑战，该项目将开发一个最先进的温室气体核算和决策支持工具-清洁能源。它将通过推进设计和施工实践来减少温室气体排放，减少材料和能源的使用，并增加采用低温室气体材料和燃料。ECO-Clean将使用户能够跟踪整个项目周期的实际排放量，提供关于现状排放量的信息，并确保实际实现预期的减排量。目前，市场上还没有一种工具具有所设想的广度和复杂性。为开发可再生能源-清洁，将进行基础研究，以填补有关材料和建筑活动温室气体排放的知识空白。将对真实的世界案例研究进行评估，以便在基础设施建设的现实中进行最先进的研究。该项目团队是加拿大顶级研究型大学多伦多大学与加拿大第二大总承包商EllisDon领导的碳影响倡议组织之间的合作伙伴关系，EllisDon是该国一些最引人注目的项目的建造者。EllisDon通过在其加拿大投资组合中推出“清洁”工具，并在整个行业中推广该工具，能够引领基础设施设计和建设的关键转型。这个令人兴奋的项目的成果有可能对基础设施的建设产生重大影响。因此，通过将具有成本效益的减少温室气体排放战略放在项目开发决定的首位，为工业和更广泛地为安大略和加拿大经济带来好处。