Emission Factor

Road surface - asphalt - 5% binder content

64.59kgCO2e/kg

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of road surface - asphalt - 5% binder content. Surface or binder course at the stated average straight run bitumen content by mass. Cradle to constructed road surface. Using ICE DB average aggregates. Includes embodied carbon of ingredients. Also includes transport of mixed asphalt to site distance 30.2 miles [Ref: Mineral Products Association Sustainable Development Report 2018]. Density is for compacted asphalt. Includes road laying and compacting energy [Ref: TRL report PRP575 (V4) Protocol for the calculation of whole life cycle greenhouse gas emissions generated by asphalt M Wayman et al. 2014.]. Assumed 1% waste during road construction (assumption - specific data was not available). Embodied carbon of bitumen from EuroBitume 2012. The source does not clarify if the kgCO2e value is calculated using either IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) or IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) methodologies.

PropertyValue
NameRoad surface - asphalt - 5% binder content
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
SourceCircular Ecology
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2019
Emission Factor
  • CO2e64.59kg/kg
LCA Activity
cradle_to_gate
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_road_surface_asphalt_5_percent_binder_content
UUID
ea47e856-971c-4dc7-99e2-18354a81b5e2
Code Snippet
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