Life Cycle Carbon Dioxide Emission Assessment of Housing in Taiwan

Yu Sheng Chang; Kuei Peng Lee

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.479-480.1071

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Life Cycle Carbon Dioxide Emission Assessment of Housing in Taiwan

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In the building industry, decreasing the CO₂ emission not only is an important environmental issue but also an international responsibility in the future. This research analyzed building life cycle CO₂ emission and used a building life cycle CO₂ emission index (LCCO₂). LCCO₂ allows us to compare the impacts of different building designs to the environment and finds out the most efficient CO₂ reduction strategy. A low floor house life cycle simulation showed that most CO₂ emission in the life cycle comes from the daily use stage. Therefore, energy preservation in the daily life is the most important strategy to reduce CO₂ emission in a building. Compared with the RC house, the light weight steel house uses more eco-friendly building materials and heat preservation materials. Therefore, the LCCO₂ of the light weight steel house is reduced 31.34%. The research also showed that proper increase in the life span of the building also decreases CO₂ emission. The light weight steel house is more eco-friendly than the RC house in the buildings life cycle.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 479-480)

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December 2013

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Yu Sheng Chang, Kuei Peng Lee

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Housing, Life Cycle Assessment

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