{"id":177,"date":"2013-05-26T13:57:53","date_gmt":"2013-05-26T13:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssarch.com.au\/wordpress\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2013-07-03T21:35:22","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T11:35:22","slug":"ecocost","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ssarch.com.au\/wordpress\/?page_id=177","title":{"rendered":"ECOCOST"},"content":{"rendered":"

EcoCost is our in house ecological impact evaluation system that allows us to<\/b><\/p>\n

place a comparable accurate environmental copst on materials processes for use in our work<\/b><\/p>\n

The mathematics is a bit daunting at first glance but rational on following it through.<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The EcoCost Algorithm<\/b><\/p>\n

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EcoCost= La+To+Ec+Td+b<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 + Re x RE<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Longevity\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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Expressed in Gaia units as a proportion of the planetary capacity\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Where \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 La\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 S \u00a0 Land Degradation Evaluations\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 S \u00a0Toxic Output Impact Evaluations\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ec\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Energy Consumption x Energy Production EcoCost\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Td \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Transport Distance x Transport EcoCost \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 b\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Itinerant Impacts\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Re\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recycled \/ Reused proportion factor\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ReE\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EcoCost of recycled \/ reused portion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Longevity\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Life of material\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Expected Building Life\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 i) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Energy Production EcoCost\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0 LaE + ToE\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0 CeE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

Where \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LaE*\u00a0 = S Land Degradation caused by energy production and fuel per MJ \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ToE*\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0 S Toxic Output Impact engendered in energy production per MJ\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CeE\u00a0\u00a0 = \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Capital EcoCost of Production Plant, amortised over life \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 that is ;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 S<\/span>\u00a0 Land Degradation +<\/span> S<\/span>Toxic Output Impact<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Life of Plant (expressed in MJ Output)\u00a0<\/p>\n

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*\u00a0\u00a0 Both the land area degradation and toxic cost should include the gaining of the raw material, processing and transport to the generating facility, for the fuel source.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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ii\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Transport EcoCost\u00a0\u00a0 = Td x S ( LaT\u00a0 + ToT +\u00a0 CeT\u00a0 +\u00a0 CeI)\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Where \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Td\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Transport distances for each transport type\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LaT\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 S Land Degradation caused by fuel procurement and operation\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ToT\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 S \u00a0 Toxic Output Impact of transporting motivator per tonne km\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CeT = \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Capital EcoCost of Transporting motivator\u00a0 per tonne km\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 that is ;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0S<\/span>Land Degradation +<\/span> S<\/span>Toxic Output Impact<\/span> \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Life of Vehicle (expressed in tonne km)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CeI\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Capital Infrastructure EcoCost, amortised over life per tonne km\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 that is;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 S<\/span>Land Degradation +<\/span> S<\/span>Toxic Output Impact\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Life of Infrastructure (expressed in tonne passes)\u00a0<\/p>\n

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iii)\u00a0 Itinerant Impacts, b, is determined from a series of sub-algorithms for each particular case\u00a0<\/p>\n

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iv)\u00a0 The Recycled \/ Reused Factor, Re, is a percentage of the recycled \/ reused portion of total consumed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Re\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0 1\u00a0 –\u00a0 % recycled \/ reused\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Re\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0 1\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Quantity of\u00a0 Recycled Material Used<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Total Quantity Used\u00a0<\/p>\n

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v)\u00a0 The EcoCost of the recycled \/ reused fraction (ReE)\u00a0 is found as a subroutine of the EcoCost equation\u00a0<\/p>\n

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1. Ecological Evaluation Systems<\/p>\n

\u00a0It is nearly impossible to understand fully the breadth and scope of the detrimental effects on the planet of humanity’s consumption.\u00a0 Within the existing market pricing system, there is no mechanism for determining the full environmental impacts associated with the consumption of any particular product.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0If we are serious about reducing the disastrous environmental impact of our species it is crucial that we develop and employ accurate, quantitative methods of assessing the full environmental cost of using particular products.\u00a0 It is too easy to use the product with the lowest market price and disregard the real costs involved. The understanding of the complexity and inter-relatedness of ecosystems needed to allow absolute environmental analysis is profound.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Systems are needed that have some penalty for using products that damage ecosystems and encourage the use of environmentally non-harmful products and methods.\u00a0 This will not happen within the current economic system, this system is one of the most intractable causes of environmental degradation.\u00a0 We value products according to unreal anthrocentric criteria leading inexorably to over-exploitation of the ecosystem for short term human gain.\u00a0 Market pricing systems have no direct link with the ecosphere around us.<\/p>\n

It is vital that design practitioners encourage the development of absolute ecological evaluation systems as the information basis for policy and resource allocation decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘EcoCost’ is an ecologically-based https:\/\/www.sihspune.org\/proscar.php<\/a> evaluation system for processes and materials.\u00a0 The system assesses the reduction of biomass and biodiversity and the destruction of natural features, caused by obtaining, manufacturing, distributing and using materials and the processes behind them.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The parameters of the EcoCost system include: pollutant output from industrial processes; land degradation caused by raw material collection; energy consumption and generation; pollution and land degradation due to transport; longevity of materials; resource scarcity, reusability and recyclability.\u00a0 These are assessed according to the damage engendered in creating the material and getting it to the site in question.\u00a0 The system collects data from a wide range of sources to give quantitative, consistent, repeatable scalar impact evaluations to the various parameters.\u00a0 It then sythesises an overall comparative EcoCost with an ecological impact evaluation algorithm essentially amortising the cumulative impact over the expected life of the material or process.<\/p>\n

The EcoCost system uses the notion of Gaia, a complete interrelated living system encompassing the entire globe, as a unit of measure of the capacity of the planet to support impact.\u00a0 An EcoCost of one gaia is equivalent to using the entire global capacity of earth.\u00a0 Hence most human activities range from 10-12<\/sup> Gaia (a picoGaia) for daily activities to 10-9<\/sup> Gaia (a nanoGaia) for serious major infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n

The EcoCost system allows the current highly refined and effective methods of quantitative analysis, quantity surveying and economic cost benefit analysis to be used, but with more ecologically relevant numbers.\u00a0 The system can be set up on-line to take information from local producers and suppliers to make rapid ballpark analyses of the current ecological impact of available materials.\u00a0 See the Book of EcoCost.<\/p>\n

On a day to day part of or design process we research the EcoCost of all the component parts of any proposal or activity, and try to minimise the EcoCost of each part and think holistically to reduce the overall EcoCost.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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3. Develop an EcoCost Budget<\/p>\n

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A basic question to be considered and answered in detail in the early stages of brief development for a new proposal is; what environmental expenditure should be made on it?\u00a0 We are very well organised where it comes to financial considerations but in the arena of ecological and environmental impact there is little or no consideration of the allowable ‘EcoCost’ of any proposal.<\/p>\n

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An EcoCost Budget, when properly set up, will allow proponents of any particular proposal to obtain a quantitative appreciation of how much resource expenditure the particular endeavour deserves, in terms of its social, cultural or contextual importance. \u00a0Designers should be able to budget, in an ecological sense, for the use of highly desirable but perhaps ecologically costly materials or systems in a trade off with using low EcoCost strategies in other areas to keep within an overall ecological expenditure allowance for the project.\u00a0 Within the EcoCost Budget an allowance would be made for the longevity and robustness of the proposal.\u00a0 The EcoCost should be spread over the useful life of the building, allowing a greater EcoCost to be justified by a much increased lifespan.\u00a0 Conversely the EcoCost rises with short-lived schemes.<\/p>\n

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The nature of the client and the proposal\u2019s significance to society as a whole, in economic, artistic and cultural terms is will effect its budget.\u00a0 Who gets to determine the EcoCost Budget will be the issue of greatest importance to the concept\u2019s long term success.\u00a0 At first such budgets may need to be made subversively by concerned designers but ultimately it must be a community governance role.<\/p>\n

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So \u2026 Rule of Thumb \u2026\u00a0 Even if it has to done in isolation from current authority, develop and instigate the concept of an Ecological Resource Expenditure Budget for all projects based on their perceived worth to the community.\u00a0 Treat it in the same way as an economic budgeting.<\/p>\n

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