Emission Factor

Concrete - medium strength (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for concrete, medium strength. The Reference Product is concrete, medium strength. The product concrete, medium strength represents a generic concrete, which is a weighted average of concrete strengths 40-50 MPa based on their production volumes. Medium strength concrete is generally used for construction of bridges and piers. Megapascal (MPa) is a measure of the compressive strength of concrete (N/mm2). MPa informs of how much pressure can be applied to the concrete product before it cracks or fails. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/20947/documentation

PropertyValue
NameConcrete - medium strength (market for)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/m3
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_concrete_medium_strength_market_for_concrete_medium_strength
UUID
75d2ff98-7531-4e17-b00d-2ca587b72a64
Code Snippet
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