The Measurement Model and its Application of the Green Building Life-Cycle Carbon Emissions

Abstract:

By using life cycle theory, the main features of exiting data related to building carbon emissions and the various resources used in different building life cycle phases were analyzed in this article. Thus, an operational method for carbon emissions depended on simplified building life cycle was modeling. In addition, this article also verified the feasibility and validity of the model by calculating carbon emissions of one public building in feasibility stage.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 641-642)
• Pages: 987-993
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.641-642.987
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Qun Wang
• Keywords: Building Life-Cycle, Carbon Emission (CE), Green Building, Measurement Model

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