Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types
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...
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| 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ac75ff0d2d7461f8c413a00c1ef63d02025-02-03T01:12:38ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/175702175702Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame TypesSangyong Kim0Joon-Ho Moon1Yoonseok Shin2Gwang-Hee Kim3Deok-Seok Seo4School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AW, UKDepartment of Plant & Architectural Engineering, Kyonggi University, Gwanggyosan-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-760, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Plant & Architectural Engineering, Kyonggi University, Gwanggyosan-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-760, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Plant & Architectural Engineering, Kyonggi University, Gwanggyosan-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 443-760, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Architectural Engineering, Halla University, Wonju-si 220-712, Republic of KoreaThe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/175702 |
| spellingShingle | Sangyong Kim Joon-Ho Moon Yoonseok Shin Gwang-Hee Kim Deok-Seok Seo Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types |
| title_full | Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types |
| title_fullStr | Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types |
| title_full_unstemmed | Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types |
| title_short | Life Comparative Analysis of Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Different Building Structural Frame Types |
| title_sort | life comparative analysis of energy consumption and co2 emissions of different building structural frame types |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/175702 |
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