Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
The potential for renewable materials to reduce the embodied energy and associated greenhouse gas emissions of medium-rise buildings
The development of medium- and high-rise buildings has performed a vital role in the creation and expansion of modern cities. Our ability to build tall structures has enabled us to reduce our land use on a per-capita basis, allowing cities to manage their population growth while limiting the land degradation from urban expansion. However, the construction of these buildings comes at a price. The mining and processing of building materials uses significant amounts of energy, and the building industry is a major contributor of global greenhouse gas emissions. This paper investigates the potential of renewable building materials to reduce embodied energy and greenhouse emissions in medium-rise construction by substituting the conventional materials in a commercial building in Melbourne with renewable materials. The analysis found that overall a reduction of 13 and 14% could be made in embodied energy and greenhouse emissions, respectively. The potential and limitation of renewable building materials in this construction area are also discussed.
The potential for renewable materials to reduce the embodied energy and associated greenhouse gas emissions of medium-rise buildings
The development of medium- and high-rise buildings has performed a vital role in the creation and expansion of modern cities. Our ability to build tall structures has enabled us to reduce our land use on a per-capita basis, allowing cities to manage their population growth while limiting the land degradation from urban expansion. However, the construction of these buildings comes at a price. The mining and processing of building materials uses significant amounts of energy, and the building industry is a major contributor of global greenhouse gas emissions. This paper investigates the potential of renewable building materials to reduce embodied energy and greenhouse emissions in medium-rise construction by substituting the conventional materials in a commercial building in Melbourne with renewable materials. The analysis found that overall a reduction of 13 and 14% could be made in embodied energy and greenhouse emissions, respectively. The potential and limitation of renewable building materials in this construction area are also discussed.
The potential for renewable materials to reduce the embodied energy and associated greenhouse gas emissions of medium-rise buildings
Felton, Daniel (Autor:in) / Fuller, Robert (Autor:in) / Crawford, Robert H. (Autor:in)
Architectural Science Review ; 57 ; 31-38
02.01.2014
8 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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