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Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types

TheScientificWorld, 2013-01, Vol.2013, p.175702 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © 2013 Sangyong Kim et al. ;Copyright © 2013 Sangyong Kim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ;Copyright © 2013 Sangyong Kim et al. 2013 ;ISSN: 2356-6140 ;EISSN: 1537-744X ;DOI: 10.1155/2013/175702 ;PMID: 24227998

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Title:
Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types
Author: Kim, Sangyong ; Moon, Joon-Ho ; Shin, Yoonseok ; Kim, Gwang-Hee ; Seo, Deok-Seok
Yari, M. ; Atta, N. F. ; N F Atta ; M Yari
Subjects: Building construction ; Buildings ; Carbon - chemistry ; Carbon dioxide ; Carbon Dioxide - chemistry ; Climate Change ; Comparative analysis ; Concrete ; Concrete construction ; Conservation of Energy Resources ; Construction ; Construction costs ; Construction industry ; Construction Industry - economics ; Construction Industry - instrumentation ; Construction Materials ; Cost analysis ; Emission measurements ; Emissions ; Energy consumption ; Energy measurement ; Environmental Monitoring - methods ; Environmental policy ; Floor coverings ; Gases ; Greenhouse Effect ; Load ; Materials selection ; Materials Testing ; Reinforced concrete ; Reinforcing steels ; Repair & maintenance ; Steel ; Steel - chemistry ; Steel structures ; Studies ; Wood
Is Part Of: TheScientificWorld, 2013-01, Vol.2013, p.175702
Description: 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.
Publisher: United States: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 2356-6140
EISSN: 1537-744X
DOI: 10.1155/2013/175702
PMID: 24227998
Source: Geneva Foundation Free Medical Journals
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