Improvements to the Infrastructure Carbon Estimator (ICE)
Some state departments of transportation (DOTs) and many Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) have begun to estimate vehicle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation systems. However, only a few have started to evaluate infrastructure-related energy consumption and GHG emissions, which can make significant contribution to the environmental footprint of the transportation system. The goal of this project is to update the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Infrastructure Carbon Estimator (ICE) tool used to estimate GHG from construction of transportation projects. The project was organized to gather stakeholder input and implement the following ICE improvements: (1) Incorporate new research on infrastructure embodied energy and lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions; (2) Add analysis of new/additional project types; (3) Address GHG reductions and energy conservation potential of additional reduction strategies; (4) Tailor outputs to better address the energy and GHG emissions from transportation project alternatives and transportation plans; (5) Make the interface more intuitive and easier to use; and (6) Allow for states to input emissions factors most relevant to them as opposed to national averages.
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Supplemental Notes:
- The FHWA ICE tool can be found at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/sustainability/energy/tools/carbon_estimator/. The User Guide and other information is available via MnDOT at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/sustainability/ghg-analysis.html
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $455000
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Contract Numbers:
1029172
TPF-5(362)
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590Colorado Department of Transportation
2829 W. Howard Place
Denver, CO United States 80204California Department of Transportation
1227 O Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95814Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA United States 50010Minnesota Department of Transportation
Transportation Building
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155Texas Department of Transportation
125 E. 11th Street
Austin, TX United States 78701-2483Washington State Department of Transportation
Transportation Building
Olympia, WA United States 98504New York State Department of Transportation
50 Wolf Road
Albany, NY United States 12232 -
Managing Organizations:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155 -
Project Managers:
Sexton, Timothy
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Performing Organizations:
ICF Incorporated LLC
9300 Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA United States 22031 -
Principal Investigators:
Ang-Olson, Jeff
- Start Date: 20180101
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20240424
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Estimating; Exhaust gases; Greenhouse gases; Infrastructure; Life cycle analysis; Pollutants
- Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01669370
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 1029172, TPF-5(362)
- Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: May 18 2018 10:59AM