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Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types
Joint Authors
Seo, Deok-Seok
Moon, Joon-Ho
Shin, Yoonseok
Kim, Sangyong
Kim, Gwang-Hee
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The objective of this research is to quantitatively measure and compare the environmental load and construction cost of different structural frame types.
Construction cost also accounts for the costs of CO2 emissions of input materials.
The choice of structural frame type is a major consideration in construction, as this element represents about 33% of total building construction costs.
In this research, four constructed buildings were analyzed, with these having either reinforced concrete (RC) or steel (S) structures.
An input-output framework analysis was used to measure energy consumption and CO2 emissions of input materials for each structural frame type.
In addition, the CO2 emissions cost was measured using the trading price of CO2 emissions on the International Commodity Exchange.
This research revealed that both energy consumption and CO2 emissions were, on average, 26% lower with the RC structure than with the S structure, and the construction costs (including the CO2 emissions cost) of the RC structure were about 9.8% lower, compared to the S structure.
This research provides insights through which the construction industry will be able to respond to the carbon market, which is expected to continue to grow in the future.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kim, Sangyong& Moon, Joon-Ho& Shin, Yoonseok& Kim, Gwang-Hee& Seo, Deok-Seok. 2013. Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032620
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kim, Sangyong…[et al.]. Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032620
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kim, Sangyong& Moon, Joon-Ho& Shin, Yoonseok& Kim, Gwang-Hee& Seo, Deok-Seok. Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032620
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1032620