The Evaluation of Building Materials in Terms of Energy Efficiency

Yüksek, İzzet

doi:10.3311/ppci.7050

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“…instead of fossil fuels should be preferred as a primary energy supplier in the manufacturing process. For example, the adobe brick is dried using solar energy after it is molded [33].…”

Section: Choosing Energy-efficient Building Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Energy-Efficient Building Design in the Context of Building Life Cycle

Yüksek¹,

Karadayi²

2017

Energy Efficient Buildings

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Energy is one of the most important catalysts in wealth generation, economic growth, and social development in all countries. Buildings have a significant share in total energy consumed globally; therefore, they have a profound impact upon the environment. Energy is used in every stage of building life cycle (these stages are choice of locality, architectural design, structural systems and material selection, building construction, usage and maintenance, demolition, reuse-regain-recycle, and waste disposal). According to World Watch Institute data, buildings are responsible for the annual consumption of 40% of the world's energy. Energy consumption of buildings can be reduced significantly in every stage of a building life cycle. This study investigated the energy-efficient methods in building life cycle. In this context, we give information about the life cycle of building and explain energy-efficient guiding principles in life cycle stages.

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“…instead of fossil fuels should be preferred as a primary energy supplier in the manufacturing process. For example, the adobe brick is dried using solar energy after it is molded [33].…”

Section: Choosing Energy-efficient Building Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This delays or eliminates the need of renewing material or maintenance due to impairment and aging. In this way, it is saved from the energy spent for the material to be used in maintenance or renewing [33].…”

Section: Choosing Energy-efficient Building Materialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Energy-Efficient Building Design in the Context of Building Life Cycle

Yüksek¹,

Karadayi²

2017

Energy Efficient Buildings

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“…Safe and affordable housing provides personal, social, and economic benefits, and contributes to the health and safety of individual inhabitants [17]. Energy is one of the most important factors in economic growth and social development in all countries [18], and as urbanization is rapidly growing, the construction of residential area is perpetrating intensely and at the same time the world is also facing the energy resource short- to reduce the cost, gas emission, and to provide more indoor comfort with least energy needs [19] and reduces the effect of diminishing energy resources which is a threat to the present and future of mankind [10].…”

Section: Sustainable Building Construction Using Expanded Polystyrenementioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to [18] and [20], the building industry uses great quantities of raw materials which involve high energy consumption and that choosing materials with high content in embodied energy entails an initial high level of energy consumption in the building production stage but also determines future energy consumption in order to fulfill heating, ventilation and air conditioning demands. Furthermore, [21] also stated that in the energy efficient building design, the use of energy efficient building materials is very important since the construction materials can positively support the constructions in which they are used by reflecting their environmental features with their all other features into the construction.…”

Section: Sustainable Building Construction Using Expanded Polystyrenementioning

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Identifying Factors Hindering the Adoption of Expanded Polystyrene for Building Construction in Akure, Nigeria

Momoh¹,

Folorunso²

2018

MSCE

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Housing provision has become a global issue as the need for affordable housing kept increasing in various communities especially in Akure, Nigeria. This has emerged due to various economic, socio-cultural and environmental factors which has increased pressure on conventional building materials thereby leading to the invention of alternative building materials. This paper looks at the barriers to the adoption of expanded polystyrene (EPS) for building construction in Akure, Nigeria. The methodology adopted elicited information through structured questionnaire which assessed the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, their level of awareness of EPS and its application in building construction, the rate at which they specify EPS for designs and construction and the hindrances to its adoption for building construction. A total of 60 questionnaires were administered on the architects in practice and in the academia environment but 45 were retrieved. This was the bases to which the conclusion of this research was made. The outcome of the research shows that lack of awareness is a key hindrance to the adoption of EPS for construction as most architects in Akure do not know much about expanded polystyrene, thereby, cannot fully decipher its qualities and/or suitability for construction. As such, most questions pertaining the durability, cost implication or client's preference could not be answered by the architects since their knowledge on the subject matter is minimal. However, those who knows about EPS confirms its flexibility, quick construction time and its environmental friendliness but stated that EPS is not readily available like other conventional materials. As such, their specification always goes towards the available materials.

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“…In China alone, energy consumption by buildings has risen from 10% in the late 1970's to more than 25% in 2006, and is expected to soar to 35% soon [4]. Buildings consume energy at different levels in every stage of their life-cycle and building materials occupy a great share of this consumption [5].…”

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Conceptual Issues in the Qualification of Intelligent Buildings

Ikechukwu¹,

Moses²

2019

OJEE

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The reality of global warming must have been settled by now while the incidence of same has in very recent times adopted unprecedented dimensions. The global community continues to look for ways to combat the impact of climate change and technology is looked upon to deliver the innovations that would ensure a better tomorrow today. Rapid advancement of Information Technology (IT), is now transforming the way we create and interact with the built environment with the notion of Intelligent Buildings (IBs) underscoring its main features. However, these IBs utilize systems that require energy, and fossil fuels are currently the world's primary energy sources; they can also irreparably harm the environment, exacerbating climate change. What then is the true essence of IBs? This paper, through review of existing literature, attempts to explore some issues associated with the conceptualization of IBs, highlighting how they are similar with other notional options that deliver the same benefits but without the needed IT systems or the energy required in running them. It also discusses the need to focus on less energy demanding and management approaches at design or occupancy of buildings as a way to reduce the demand and thus consumption of fossil fuels across the world.

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The Evaluation of Building Materials in Terms of Energy Efficiency

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Cited by 46 publications

References 16 publications

Energy-Efficient Building Design in the Context of Building Life Cycle

Energy-Efficient Building Design in the Context of Building Life Cycle

Identifying Factors Hindering the Adoption of Expanded Polystyrene for Building Construction in Akure, Nigeria

Conceptual Issues in the Qualification of Intelligent Buildings

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