Environmental Impact on Construction Activities - Assignment Example

In the present project, i.e. the development of land from 135th to 141st St west of the campus requires acquiring new land and displacing and demolishing existing businesses and residences and it saves a significant amount of energy. The construction of a new residence hall and the parking garage will provide space for more people than the earlier structure and the energy would be saved by the use of less use of cement and iron that reduces the pressure on mining activities and hence reduce the atmospheric pollution.

Similarly, the higher use of plant products will make reduced radiation and energy loss, and by using natural paints the environmental pollution and would be reduced. The new project should strictly follow the environmental quality norms prescribed by CEQR (City Environmental Quality Review) from time to time. The environmental conservation actions should be strictly followed for the conservation of water and conventional energy resources. Moreover, the installation of solar panels should be preferred for reducing the burden on electricity and hence enhances the energy use efficiency.

At the same time, the rainwater harvesting on the roof must be followed for higher groundwater recharge. The present experiment requires the collection of data related to energy attributes involved in the construction of old and new structures.The data relating to energy conservation includes following regular observations on The emission rate of radiation from the structures used in old and new structuresCooling effect inside the roomsThe heat loss will be measured in the form of fabric heat loss and ventilation heat lossGroundwater recharge rate in old and new structures (before and after construction)Environmental load due to materials used in old and new structures (This includes the cumulative effect of pollutants released due to the production of all the materials used in the construction.

The equipment required for the collection of the data related to energy attributes is as follows:1. Solar radiation meter2. Room thermometers3. Fabric Heat Loss = U Value X Area X Temperature Difference(Watts) (w/m2 0C) (m2) (oC) 4. Ventilation Heat Loss = Room Volume X Air Change Rate X Temperature Difference X Ventilation Factor(Watts) (m3) (Qty) (oC) (w / m3 0C) 5. U-value meter (for measuring heat transmission coefficients) (Sorensen, 2010)6. Continuous gas detection system (for pollutant gas emission rate)