Construction-transport research informs Nordic emissions guidance

Research reaching practice

Professor Amir’s construction-transport research informs the action hierarchy in Nordic guidance for emission-free construction sites.

How the research was used

The guide draws on the team’s research alongside transport guidance when applying Avoid–Shift–Improve to construction transport and site energy. It translates this hierarchy into practical options for avoiding unnecessary journeys, shifting to lower-carbon transport and fuels, and improving vehicle and machinery efficiency.

The documented contribution

This is research informing practical guidance, rather than authorship of the Nordic report, invention of the hierarchy, or evidence of measured emissions reductions.

Research and coauthor credit

Greening Construction Transport as a Sustainability Enabler for New Zealand: A Research Framework. Kamal Dhawan, John Tookey, Ali GhaffarianHoseini and Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini.

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