EcoSphere: A Decision-Support Tool for Automated Carbon Emission and Cost Optimization in Sustainable Urban Development
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| author | Ghorbany, Siavash Hu, Ming Yao, Siyuan Sisk, Matthew Wang, Chaoli |
| author_facet | Ghorbany, Siavash Hu, Ming Yao, Siyuan Sisk, Matthew Wang, Chaoli |
| contents | The construction industry is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, with embodied carbon being a key component. This study develops EcoSphere, an innovative software designed to evaluate and balance embodied and operational carbon emissions with construction and environmental costs in urban planning. Using high-resolution data from the National Structure Inventory, combined with computer vision and natural language processing applied to Google Street View and satellite imagery, EcoSphere categorizes buildings by structural and material characteristics with a bottom-up approach, creating a baseline emissions dataset. By simulating policy scenarios and mitigation strategies, EcoSphere provides policymakers and non-experts with actionable insights for sustainable development in cities and provide them with a vision of the environmental and financial results of their decisions. Case studies in Chicago and Indianapolis showcase how EcoSphere aids in assessing policy impacts on carbon emissions and costs, supporting data-driven progress toward carbon neutrality. |
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| spellingShingle | EcoSphere: A Decision-Support Tool for Automated Carbon Emission and Cost Optimization in Sustainable Urban Development Ghorbany, Siavash Hu, Ming Yao, Siyuan Sisk, Matthew Wang, Chaoli Human-Computer Interaction Computers and Society Applications The construction industry is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, with embodied carbon being a key component. This study develops EcoSphere, an innovative software designed to evaluate and balance embodied and operational carbon emissions with construction and environmental costs in urban planning. Using high-resolution data from the National Structure Inventory, combined with computer vision and natural language processing applied to Google Street View and satellite imagery, EcoSphere categorizes buildings by structural and material characteristics with a bottom-up approach, creating a baseline emissions dataset. By simulating policy scenarios and mitigation strategies, EcoSphere provides policymakers and non-experts with actionable insights for sustainable development in cities and provide them with a vision of the environmental and financial results of their decisions. Case studies in Chicago and Indianapolis showcase how EcoSphere aids in assessing policy impacts on carbon emissions and costs, supporting data-driven progress toward carbon neutrality. |
| title | EcoSphere: A Decision-Support Tool for Automated Carbon Emission and Cost Optimization in Sustainable Urban Development |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction Computers and Society Applications |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.09054 |