Embodied and operational energy of urban residential buildings in India

Praseeda, KI and Reddy, Venkatarama BV and Mani, M (2016) Embodied and operational energy of urban residential buildings in India. In: ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, 110 . pp. 211-219.

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Abstract

Globally, buildings consume nearly half of the total energy produced, and consequently responsible for a large share of CO2 emissions. A building's life cycle energy (LCE) comprises its embodied energy (EE) and operational energy (OE). The building design, prevalent climatic conditions and occupant behaviour primarily determines its LCE. Thus, for the identification of appropriate emission-reduction strategies, studies into building LCE are crucial. While OE reflects the energy utilized in operating a, EE comprises the initial capital energy involved in its construction (material and burden associated with material consumption in buildings. Assessment of EE and OE in buildings is crucial towards identifying appropriate design and operational strategies for reduction of the building's life cycle energy. This paper discusses EE and OE assessment of a few residential buildings in different climatic locations in India. The study shows that share of OE and EE in LCE greatly depends upon the types of materials used in construction and extent of space conditioning adopted. In some cases EE can exceed life cycle OE. Buildings with reinforced concrete frame and monolithic reinforced concrete walls have very high EE. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA, PO BOX 564, 1001 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
Keywords:	Embodied energy; Building materials; Process analysis; Input-output method
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Centre for Sustainable Technologies (formerly ASTRA) Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited:	17 Feb 2016 05:25
Last Modified:	17 Feb 2016 05:25
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/53236

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