Operational carbon footprint prediction model for conventional tropical housing: a Malaysian prospective

Gardezi, Syed Shujaa Safdar; Shafiq, Nasir

doi:10.1007/s13762-019-02371-x

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“…The final step in the LCA is interpretation. This step produces conclusions, highlights environmental issues, clarifies the results of the analysis, and provides recommendations [33,34]. In the interpretation, four analysis modules are carried out on the carbon emissions of buildings, focusing on the construction stage and the operational stage.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The process-based LCA is highly encouraged by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards due to its accuracy and detailed process [32]. According to ISO 14040 and ISO 14041, LCA research is divided into four steps [12,33]: (1) goal and scope definition: defining the goal, scope, and boundary of the LCA research [33]; (2) inventory analysis (life-cycle inventory): collecting the data on energy and material consumption and creating an input or output inventory [9]; (3) environment impact assessment (life-cycle impact assessment): measuring the flow to be summed for an overall impact category total [33]; (4) interpretation: quantifying and evaluating the research results of life-cycle inventory and life-cycle impact assessment and originating conclusions and suggestions [34].…”

Section: Lca In the Building Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to the review of BIM-based LCA by Soust-Verdaguer et al, most previous papers have been focused on carbon emissions calculation [16]. Many scholars have obtained relatively mature calculation methods by combining BIM and LCA [4,15,33]. Peng presented a calculation method for BLCCE based on Ecotect and BIM [15].…”

Section: Integration Of Lca and Bim In Blccementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Yang et al undertook a case study on the carbon footprint accounting of a residential building based on BIM and LCA [4]. Gardezi and Shafiq proposed an operational carbon footprint prediction model based on BIM and LCA [33]. These studies, rather than point out where carbon emissions came from (e.g., carbon emissions from activities of construction stage, from each month at operational stage), demonstrate how the total amount of carbon emissions can be calculated.…”

Section: Integration Of Lca and Bim In Blccementioning

confidence: 99%

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Development of a Carbon Emissions Analysis Framework Using Building Information Modeling and Life Cycle Assessment for the Construction of Hospital Projects

Jiang

Tam

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Buildings produce a large amount of carbon emissions in their life cycle, which intensifies greenhouse-gas effects and has become a great threat to the survival of humans and other species. Although many previous studies shed light on the calculation of carbon emissions, a systematic analysis framework is still missing. Therefore, this study proposes an analysis framework of carbon emissions based on building information modeling (BIM) and life cycle assessment (LCA), which consists of four steps: (1) defining the boundary of carbon emissions in a life cycle; (2) establishing a carbon emission coefficients database for Chinese buildings and adopting Revit, GTJ2018, and Green Building Studio for inventory analysis; (3) calculating carbon emissions at each stage of the life cycle; and (4) explaining the calculation results of carbon emissions. The framework developed is validated using a case study of a hospital project, which is located in areas in Anhui, China with a hot summer and a cold winter. The results show that the reinforced concrete engineering contributes to the largest proportion of carbon emissions (around 49.64%) in the construction stage, and the HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) generates the largest proportion (around 53.63%) in the operational stage. This study provides a practical reference for similar buildings in analogous areas and for additional insights on reducing carbon emissions in the future.

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Section: Lca In the Building Sectormentioning

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Section: Integration Of Lca and Bim In Blccementioning

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Development of a Carbon Emissions Analysis Framework Using Building Information Modeling and Life Cycle Assessment for the Construction of Hospital Projects

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Tam

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Sustainability

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“…Another recent work from Malaysia aimed to contribute to pre-assessments of CO2 levels at an early stage of LC studies for sustainable decisions and safe green social developments. 3D parametric models of selected case studies were developed in a virtual environment using building information modelling (BIM) (Gardezi and Shafiq, 2019). Moreover, Li et al (2020) employed an environmental input-output (EIO) model to calculate the sectoral embodied energy, CO2 emissions and water (ECW) from 2002 to 2015, and adopted indicators to explore sectoral ECW nexus characteristics of China in 17 different sectors including construction industry.…”

Section: Some Selected Studies On Cf Calculations In Construction Sectormentioning

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Carbon Footprint Calculation of Different Building Typologies under Construction and Operation Stages

Ahmetoğlu

Tanık

2022

International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics

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Construction sector in Turkey has been accelerating over time, highly contributing to the release of emissions to the atmosphere that causes climate change and global warming. In line with the calculation of carbon footprint (CF), the direct and indirect sources of emissions arising from two different building typologies in Turkey, a hospital and a complex building covering shopping mall, offices and residences were determined representing the construction stage, and another hospital and a shopping mall were selected as examples of operation stage to cover the entire sector. The scope was determined according to classifications specified in ISO 14064 Greenhouse Gas Calculation and Verification Management System. The calculations were done by multiplying the emission factors obtained from international sources with the actual consumption values gathered from a Contractor Company established in Turkey. As studies on national emission factors have not yet been completed, internationally accepted and recognized values were used. In the light of determined emission sources and scopes, the CF of the hospitals and complex building projects for at least 2 years were calculated and the changes were evaluated. The findings obtained within the scope of the projects built and/or operated representing different building typologies in the construction sector indicated that electricity consumption had the largest share regarding the CF calculations. In addition, worldwide examples on mitigation applications were referred and underlined in the study.

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Environmental Impact Analysis of Building Material Using Building Information Modelling and Life Cycle Assessment Tool

Bonde

Vyas²

2022

Recent Trends in Construction Technology and Management

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Operational carbon footprint prediction model for conventional tropical housing: a Malaysian prospective

Cited by 17 publications

References 39 publications

Development of a Carbon Emissions Analysis Framework Using Building Information Modeling and Life Cycle Assessment for the Construction of Hospital Projects

Development of a Carbon Emissions Analysis Framework Using Building Information Modeling and Life Cycle Assessment for the Construction of Hospital Projects

Carbon Footprint Calculation of Different Building Typologies under Construction and Operation Stages

Environmental Impact Analysis of Building Material Using Building Information Modelling and Life Cycle Assessment Tool

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