Carbon footprint generated by the main materials used in the construction of educational institutions in the Northern Sierra of Peru

Authors

Vásquez Mejía, Wilter Javier

Vásquez-Ramírez, Luis

Cabrejos Barrios, Eliana Milagros

Abstract

With the present investigation it was possible to quantify the carbon footprint generated by the main materials used in the construction of educational institutions in the northern highlands of Peru; The methodology used was based on three stages: selection of the sample according to the construction model, identification and quantification of the most representative materials of the construction process, and quantification of CO₂eq emissions for each analyzed project, obtaining a carbon footprint for the I.E Amanchaloc 710.09 kgCO₂eq/m², with an emissions representation of 21%; for I.E El Mote, a carbon footprint of 662.69 kgCO₂eq/m² was obtained, with an emissions representation of 20%; at I.E El Prado, a carbon footprint of 652.96 kgCO₂eq/m² was obtained, with an emissions representation of 20%; In the I.E Gallito Ciego a carbon footprint of 644.00 kgCO₂eq/m² was quantified, with an emissions representation of 19% and in the I.E Santa Ana a carbon footprint of 661.80 kgCO₂eq/m² was quantified, with a representation of emissions of 20%; The average carbon footprint of the entire study sample was 666.31 kgCO₂eq/m² of built area. The materials that have had the greatest impact on the carbon footprint are: cement with an average of 56%, steel with an average of 20%, galvanized steel with an average of 6% and PVC pipe with an average of 8%.