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

气候变化在国际上被认为是一个全球关注的问题，而且还在不断增长。市政当局有责任缓解气候变化，并在仔细考虑的情况下规划基础设施。GM BluePlanEngineering(GMBP)是一家专门为市政当局提供资产管理和基础设施规划服务的工程/咨询公司。这一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具有环境意识的决定，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用于建设和修复线性基础设施资产(道路、自来水管道、下水道)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.