Volume : VI, Issue : VI, June - 2017

LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF BUILDING MATERIALS

Rajeev Sharda, Dr. Sanjeev Naval

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 Life cycle energy of the low rise residential building accounts for all energy inputs to the buildings during their intended service life. Buildings need to be constructed in such a way that energy consumption in their life cycle is minimal. Life Cycle Energy (LCE) consumption data of buildings is not available in public domain or with government departments which is essentially required for building designers and policy makers to formulate strategies for reduction in LCE of buildings. As per LCA of present building it is reported in different case studies available in the literature that operating energy of the buildings has largest share (80% – 90%) and embodied energy constitutes 10% – 20% in its life cycle energy distribution. Thus, the most important aspect for the design of buildings which demand less energy throughout their life cycle (low energy buildings) is the reduction in operating energy. LCE of the buildings is varying from 160 – 380 kWh/m2 year depending on the type (geometry) of the building and climatic conditions. With insulation on wall and roof along with double pane glass for windows, reduction in LCE of the buildings is about 5% – 30%.

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Rajeev Sharda, Dr. Sanjeev Naval, LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF BUILDING MATERIALS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-6 | JUNE-2017

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