Carbon footprint research of landscaping works based on life cycle analysis

The carbon footprint research based on life cycle analysis is more likely to show a comprehensive picture of overall carbon emission in the construction process, effectively guiding the “low carbon” implementation of all work. In this paper, it is preliminarily discussed the carbon footprint calculation boundary and methods corresponding to the 3 stages of construction, maintenance, and demolition in landscaping works. It proposed that landscaping works should centre on reduction of hidden carbon footprint in planning, design, and construction management, and reduce dominant carbon footprint in the 3 stages through reasonable selection of planted vegetation, shortened long-distance transport and reducing high fuel consumption of machineries. Finally, the detailed estimation research is made into the landscaping works for the open space of Wuhan Optics Valley Road with the aim of exploring carbon emission specific calculation indicators and methods in its all working processes.