NDLI: Embodied Energy Assessment and Comparisons for a Residential Building Using Conventional and Alternative Materials in Indian Context

Please wait, while we are loading the content...

Embodied Energy Assessment and Comparisons for a Residential Building Using Conventional and Alternative Materials in Indian Context

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Chouhan, J. S. Naveen Kishore, K.
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Building sector is responsible for 40 % of the primary energy use and 24 % of carbon dioxide emissions in India. The main source of green house gas emissions from buildings is due to energy consumption. This paper aims to assess the embodied energy index and environmental impact of a two storied residential building. The study proposes various alternative materials which can be used in day to day construction in order to mitigate the environmental impact and climate change due to construction activity in India. Two types of construction techniques have been considered for the study, namely load bearing and reinforced concrete framed construction. Embodied energy and carbon dioxide emissions of walling and roofing components using conventional and alternative materials has also been analyzed and compared. The comparison is done based on two parameters namely, embodied energy/m$^{2}$ and CO$_{2}$ emissions per unit of floor area. The study shows that bricks, cement and steel are the three major contributors to the energy cost of constructing a building by conventional methods. A conventional two storied load bearing structure is 22 % more energy efficient when compared to a reinforced concrete structure. It has also been observed from the study that use of alternative material in the building envelope gives embodied energy savings between 50 and 60 % for a two storey load bearing structure and 30–42 % for a two storey reinforced concrete structure. Hence a load bearing construction is certainly a better alternative to RC framed construction for up to two storied structures in terms of embodied energy and environmental impacts.
Starting Page	117
Ending Page	127
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	22502149
Journal	Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series A
Volume Number	95
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	22502157
Language	English
Publisher	Springer India
Publisher Date	2014-06-03
Publisher Place	India
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Embodied energy CO$_{2}$ emissions Civil Engineering Conventional materials Alternative materials RC framed construction Load bearing construction Low energy buildings
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Building and Construction Architecture Mechanical Engineering Agricultural and Biological Sciences Civil and Structural Engineering

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Life Cycle Energy Assessment of a Multi-storey Residential Building

Embodied Energy Comparison of Prefabricated and Conventional Building Construction

Load Distribution Patterns for Displacement-based Seismic Design of RC Framed Buildings

IEA EBC annex 57 ‘evaluation of embodied energy and CO 2eq for building construction’

Time Period Estimation of RC Frame Buildings Through Soil Stiffness Modeling

An exploration of the relationship between improvements in energy efficiency and life-cycle energy and carbon emissions using the BIRDS low-energy residential database

Comparison of the Embodied Carbon Emissions and Direct Construction Costs for Modular and Conventional Residential Buildings in South Korea

Performance-based Seismic Evaluation of RC Framed Building

Concealed Utility Route Planning: Guidelines for Indian Residential Buildings

Embodied Energy Assessment and Comparisons for a Residential Building Using Conventional and Alternative Materials in Indian Context

Similar Documents

Life Cycle Energy Assessment of a Multi-storey Residential Building

Embodied Energy Comparison of Prefabricated and Conventional Building Construction

Load Distribution Patterns for Displacement-based Seismic Design of RC Framed Buildings

IEA EBC annex 57 ‘evaluation of embodied energy and CO 2eq for building construction’

Time Period Estimation of RC Frame Buildings Through Soil Stiffness Modeling

An exploration of the relationship between improvements in energy efficiency and life-cycle energy and carbon emissions using the BIRDS low-energy residential database

Comparison of the Embodied Carbon Emissions and Direct Construction Costs for Modular and Conventional Residential Buildings in South Korea

Performance-based Seismic Evaluation of RC Framed Building

Concealed Utility Route Planning: Guidelines for Indian Residential Buildings

Embodied Energy Assessment and Comparisons for a Residential Building Using Conventional and Alternative Materials in Indian Context