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Development of an environmental life cycle cost model for high-rise construction in Tehran

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The construction industry is one of the sectors that, in recent years, has caused a lot of environmental pollution and imposed costs on communities and the environment. However, these costs are not taken into account in the price of services. This study addresses the environmental life cycle costs of high-rise construction projects in Tehran Metropolitan City during the construction phase. This study assessed all the costs of the construction site and the environmental impacts of the construction activities. According to the results, construction consumables, labor, and environmental impacts accounted for 54%, 27%, and 13% of the total costs, respectively. The sensitivity analysis showed that if the cost of carbon (central cost) increases to 0.057 €/kg CO2, the share of carbon cost in the construction cost will go up from 14.4 (GFA) to 39.1 (GFA). If the carbon cost (upper cost) of 0.94 €/kg is adopted as the external cost factor of carbon emission, the construction cost will increase significantly to 644(GFA), revealing that reducing CO2 emissions had the greatest effect on the environmental costs. Implementing this model in the early stages of building design can help stakeholders and decision-makers construct sustainable buildings.

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Acknowledgements

This project has financially been supported by the Tehran Urban Planning and Research Center (TUPRC). The authors of this article hereby express their utmost gratitude and appreciation to the center for the financial support.

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This research was developed by the financial support of the Urban Research planning center of Tehran Municipality [Project Number 137/719086].

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  1. Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    T. J. Nasab & S. M. Monavari

  2. Department of Environment, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    S. A. Jozi

  3. Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture and Art, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    H. Majedi

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Nasab, T.J., Monavari, S.M., Jozi, S.A. et al. Development of an environmental life cycle cost model for high-rise construction in Tehran. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 19, 9873–9882 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04175-y

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