Sustainability and corrosion. Issue 1 (November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Atkins, Chris; Lambert, Paul
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of ICE. Volume 175:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 8
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Subjects: climate change -- corrosion -- sustainability; Sustainable engineering -- Periodicals; Sustainable buildings -- Periodicals; Construction industry -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; 628
• DOI: 10.1680/jensu.21.00011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-4629

Abstract

Abstract : As a part of the drive to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, embodied energy figures are under consideration for construction materials. One aspect that needs to be included is the loss of embodied energy associated with corrosion and degradation throughout the life of a structure. This paper presents a review of corrosion and protection methods from the point of view of whole-life embodied carbon. This paper presents the examples that provide the lowest embodied carbon option for different environments for steel and reinforced concrete.