Construction

Building construction, civil engineering, and specialized construction activities. Dominated by embodied carbon in materials and on-site diesel equipment.

SICS Industries

CCEConstruction and engineering

Building construction, civil engineering works, specialized construction

Scope Emission Diagram

Click any node to view its emission profile. Scope 3 Upstream sources on the left feed into Scope 1 & 2 direct/indirect emissions at center, which flow to Scope 3 Downstream on the right.

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Scope 3 Upstream
Scope 1 & 2
Scope 3 Downstream

Dual Framework Coverage

GHG Protocol Scope 3

Upstream (Cat 1–8)

Cat 1
Purchased Goods & Services(high)
Cat 2
Capital Goods(medium)
Cat 3
Fuel & Energy-Related Activities(medium)
Cat 4
Upstream Transportation(high)
Cat 5
Waste Generated in Operations(medium)

Downstream (Cat 9–15)

Cat 9
Downstream Transportation(medium)
Cat 11
Use of Sold Products(high)
Cat 12
End-of-Life Treatment(medium)

Carbon Measures / PACT PCF

pcfExcludingBiogenicfull

Fossil-origin emissions from cement, steel, diesel equipment

pcfIncludingBiogenicpartial

Biogenic carbon in timber/wood products — sequestration vs. end-of-life

primaryDataSharepartial

Primary data for on-site fuel use; modeled for most material embodied carbon

dqrfull

EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) data quality for major materials

Full Partial N/A

Direct & Indirect Emission Sources

Scope 1Direct Emissions

Diesel Construction Equipmenthigh

Excavators, cranes, bulldozers, generators, and other heavy diesel machinery on construction sites

50–200 t CO2e / project

On-Site Concrete Mixingmedium

Fuel combustion in mobile concrete batch plants and concrete pumps

15 kg CO2e / m3 concrete placed

Welding & Cuttinglow

Acetylene, propane, and natural gas for on-site welding and thermal cutting

0.5–2 t CO2e / project

Scope 2Indirect Energy

Site Electricitymedium

Grid electricity for temporary site offices, lighting towers, power tools, and tower cranes

200–500 MWh / large project

Reference Implementation

The Construction reference implementation lives in the Open Footprint repository under the following directories:

openfootprint/industry/construction/
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