Research Article

SEM-Based Analysis of Carbon Emission Reduction Pathway Study during the Materialization Stage of Prefabricated Buildings: Evidence from Shenyang and Guiyang, China

Table 1

List of influencing factors of carbon emission reduction during the materialization stage of prefabricated buildings.

DimensionSubstageDescriptionsReferences

Government policy (PO)Design and development stageGovernment departments provide financial subsidies to departments that adopt low-carbon design solutions (PO1)[3, 6, 18]
Production stageTax breaks by government departments for component manufacturers that meet carbon emission standards (PO2)
Transportation stageGovernment departments set carbon emission standards and implement incentives and penalties for different sizes of components and different modes of transportation (PO3)
Installation stageGovernment departments set carbon emission standards and implement incentives and penalties for construction sites of different sizes (PO4)

Management mode (MA)Design and development stageDesign and development units cultivate low carbon and environmental awareness among professionals (MA1)[6, 18, 19, 26]
Production stageThe enterprises set consumption standards for the production of unit parts and implement them to individuals (MA2)
Component manufacturers require production workers to meet proficiency standards for operating low-carbon equipment and technology (MA3)
Transportation stageFlexible selection of low-carbon and energy-saving loading and unloading solutions according to the size and other characteristics of the parts during transportation (MA4)
Fully consider the transportation route height limit, load limit, and other factors, and set a low-carbon feasible transportation plan for the transportation of components (MA5)
Installation stageContractors reduce unnecessary waste by optimizing the scheduling plan for manpower, materials, and machinery at the construction site (MA6)
Contractors reasonably arrange the stacking position of the components to avoid secondary transportation (MA7)

Technology level (TE)Design and development stageIncorporate low-carbon technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) into design solutions (TE1)[2, 3, 19]
Production stageComponent manufacturers rely on technologies such as 3D printing and BIM to ensure the quality of components to reduce waste (TE2)
Component manufacturers use technologies such as robotic production to standardize the production process of components (TE3)
Installation stageContractors adopt advanced recycling technologies for waste components and materials to reduce construction waste generation (TE4)
Contractors apply low-carbon advanced component connection technology to reduce on-site pouring (TE5)

Economy input (EC)Design and development stageInvesting funds to accelerate new energy and technology research and development (EC1)[3ā€“5, 20]
Production stageIntroduction of advanced energy-saving production equipment by component manufacturers (EC2)
Transportation stageComponent transport units adopt new transport methods that use clean energy (EC3)
Installation stageContractors introduce advanced energy-saving construction equipment (EC4)

Energy structure (EN)Design and development stageDesign and development units incorporate the use of clean energy as a power source into the design solution (EN1)[6, 25, 29]
Production stageComponent manufacturers optimize the structure of materials used for high carbon emission components (EN2)
Installation stageContractors choose to use of building materials with carbon sequestration effect (EN3)