Thesis Chapters by aiza trench
ASCE, 2003
Considerable amount of energy is spent in the manufacturing processes and transportation
of vario... more Considerable amount of energy is spent in the manufacturing processes and transportation
of various building materials. Conservation of energy becomes important in the context of limiting of
greenhouse gases emission into the atmosphere and reducing costs of materials. The paper is focused
around some issues pertaining to embodied energy in buildings particularly in the Indian context.
Energy consumption in the production of basic building materials (such as cement, steel, etc.) and
different types of materials used for construction has been discussed. Energy spent in transportation
of various building materials is presented. A comparison of energy in different types of masonry has
been made. Energy in different types of alternative roofing systems has been discussed and
compared with the energy of conventional reinforced concrete (RC) slab roof. Total embodied
energy of a multi-storeyed building, a load bearing brickwork building and a soil–cement block
building using alternative building materials has been compared. It has been shown that total
embodied energy of load bearing masonry buildings can be reduced by 50% when energy
efficient/alternative building materials are used.
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Thesis Chapters by aiza trench
of various building materials. Conservation of energy becomes important in the context of limiting of
greenhouse gases emission into the atmosphere and reducing costs of materials. The paper is focused
around some issues pertaining to embodied energy in buildings particularly in the Indian context.
Energy consumption in the production of basic building materials (such as cement, steel, etc.) and
different types of materials used for construction has been discussed. Energy spent in transportation
of various building materials is presented. A comparison of energy in different types of masonry has
been made. Energy in different types of alternative roofing systems has been discussed and
compared with the energy of conventional reinforced concrete (RC) slab roof. Total embodied
energy of a multi-storeyed building, a load bearing brickwork building and a soil–cement block
building using alternative building materials has been compared. It has been shown that total
embodied energy of load bearing masonry buildings can be reduced by 50% when energy
efficient/alternative building materials are used.
of various building materials. Conservation of energy becomes important in the context of limiting of
greenhouse gases emission into the atmosphere and reducing costs of materials. The paper is focused
around some issues pertaining to embodied energy in buildings particularly in the Indian context.
Energy consumption in the production of basic building materials (such as cement, steel, etc.) and
different types of materials used for construction has been discussed. Energy spent in transportation
of various building materials is presented. A comparison of energy in different types of masonry has
been made. Energy in different types of alternative roofing systems has been discussed and
compared with the energy of conventional reinforced concrete (RC) slab roof. Total embodied
energy of a multi-storeyed building, a load bearing brickwork building and a soil–cement block
building using alternative building materials has been compared. It has been shown that total
embodied energy of load bearing masonry buildings can be reduced by 50% when energy
efficient/alternative building materials are used.