Energy and carbon footprint assessment of production of hemp hurds for application in buildings |
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| Institution: | 1. ETH Zürich, Institut für Bau- und Infrastrukturmanagement, Chair of Sustainable Construction, Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland;2. Politecnico di Milano, Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering (ABC), Via G. Ponzio 31, 20133 Milano, Italy;1. Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia;2. School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia;1. Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, via Terracini 28, Bologna 40131, Italy;2. Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca Industriale (CIRI) Edilizia e Costruzioni University of Bologna, via Lazzaretto 15/5, Bologna 40131, Italy;3. Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca Industriale (CIRI) Meccanica Avanzata e Materiali University of Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2, Bologna 40136, Italy;4. CMF TECHNOLOGY S.P.A., Via Bottegone 73, Pavullo nel Frignano (Modena) 41026, Italy;5. C.M.F. GreenTech, Via Di Vittorio 423/A, Cavezzo (Modena) 41032, Italy;1. SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India;2. Kongu Engineering College, Department of Civil Engineering, Tamil Nadu, India;1. Department of Economics, University of Foggia, Largo Papa Giovanni Paolo II, 1, Foggia 71121, Italy;2. Department of Quality and Operations Management, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, APB Campus, PO Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa;3. Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Production, Landscape, Agroenergy, University of Milan, Via G. Celoria 2, Milan 20133, Italy;4. Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “G.Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, INSTM RU-POLIMI, Piazza L. da Vinci, 32, Milan 20133, Italy;5. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania 95125, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Construction is considered as one of the most relevant sectors in terms of environmental impacts, due to the significant use of raw materials, fossil energy consumption and the consequent Greenhouse Gases emissions. The use of unconventional and environmentally-friendly materials and technologies is worldwide recognised as a key factor to enable the decrease of material and energy consumption in buildings. Between natural/sustainable materials, those using hemp products and by-products (fibres and hurds) have rapidly widened their field of application in the building industry, mainly because of their good hygrothermal and acoustic insulation properties. Moreover, the usage of these materials allows high carbon storage due to the CO2 sequestration during the agricultural phase.This study represents an energy and environmental assessment of hemp crop cultivation in France, carried out through a Life Cycle Assessment approach, showing positive and negative contribution related to the different life cycle phases. The total CF evaluated through the IPCC, 2013 GWP 100 method (IPCC, 2013) is equal to 0.975 kgCO2eq, in view of a CO2 uptake of ?1.29 kgCO2eq. So, it is understood that the total CF results therefore lower than the CO2 uptake due to the biogenic carbon captured and stored during hemp growth. The total Energy Footprint, instead, was calculated in 17.945 MJ. The Upstream phase came out as the main contributor to the impacts. A sensitivity analysis was performed to explore changes in results related to main inputs assumptions and, in particular, the environmental benefits associated with the replacement of conventional fertilisers (ammonium sulphate) with organic matter were highlighted. |
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