A Review of the Application of Low-Carbon Concepts in Civil Engineering Structural Design

Shuai Liu

doi:10.6911/WSRJ.202604_12(4).0012

Authors

Shuai Liu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6911/WSRJ.202604_12(4).0012

Keywords:

Low-carbon Concept, Civil Engineering, Structural Design, Life Cycle.

Abstract

Against the background of global warming and China's "Dual Carbon" strategy, the low-carbon transformation of the civil engineering industry has become imperative. As a critical stage in the whole life cycle of engineering projects, structural design serves as an important approach to achieving carbon emission reduction. This paper systematically reviews the connotation of the low-carbon concept and its integration paths with structural design, summarizes key technologies including low-carbon building materials, innovative structural systems, and efficient energy utilization, and analyzes their application effects based on typical engineering cases. In view of existing challenges in technology, economy, policy and public awareness, countermeasures are proposed for the future intelligent, standardized and industrialized development. The results show that integrating low-carbon concepts into structural design can effectively reduce life-cycle carbon emissions, which is of great significance for promoting the green and sustainable development of civil engineering and supporting the achievement of the "Dual Carbon" goals.

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