Simultaneous CO2 and Cost Estimation for Construction Projects in Finland
Hassinen, Mikko Henrik (2023)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023121437448
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023121437448
Tiivistelmä
The aim of the thesis was to perform a feasibility study on whether quantity, cost and carbon footprint estimation could be performed simultaneously to possibly start developing a new software for that purpose. This was to address the legislative changes happening in Finland that obligate new building permit applicants to submit a climate declaration that assesses the environmental impacts of the project along with the building permit application.
The study consisted of a thorough overview of the legislation and relevant decrees, as well as contemporary tools already available for carbon assessment and in the market by different public and private vendors. Once the framework and processes were clarified, a prototype tool was developed to establish whether the information required by the climate declaration could be added to existing quantity and cost estimation processes. The tested tools and prototype were assessed to find out their strengths and weaknesses.
In the end, it is safe to say that performing carbon assessment simultaneously with quantity and cost estimation could be potentially feasible in some projects and delivery methods where the planning and cost estimation is done to a relatively accurate degree before the building permit application. The manufacturing and updating of the carbon assessment would be more organised, reliable, and faster. Issues that affect the proposed method of simultaneous estimation, such as low level of detail and poor planning, are issues that affect other carbon assessment methods as well.
The study consisted of a thorough overview of the legislation and relevant decrees, as well as contemporary tools already available for carbon assessment and in the market by different public and private vendors. Once the framework and processes were clarified, a prototype tool was developed to establish whether the information required by the climate declaration could be added to existing quantity and cost estimation processes. The tested tools and prototype were assessed to find out their strengths and weaknesses.
In the end, it is safe to say that performing carbon assessment simultaneously with quantity and cost estimation could be potentially feasible in some projects and delivery methods where the planning and cost estimation is done to a relatively accurate degree before the building permit application. The manufacturing and updating of the carbon assessment would be more organised, reliable, and faster. Issues that affect the proposed method of simultaneous estimation, such as low level of detail and poor planning, are issues that affect other carbon assessment methods as well.