An Analysis of Embodied Carbon between Different Types of Residential Buildings in China

Lei Yuan; Jun Yuan Qiu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.450-451.1557

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An Analysis of Embodied Carbon between Different Types of Residential Buildings in China

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Using the method of lifecycle assessment (LCA) and building information model (BIM), this paper compares quantitatively the embodied carbon levels of three typical residential buildings: a five-storied townhouse, a fourteen-storied medium high-rise and a thirty-storied high-rise. This study consequently finds out that, in a specific period (i.e. from cradle to site), the medium high-rise emits the least embodied carbon and therefore is preferable in this respect.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 450-451)

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Lei Yuan, Jun Yuan Qiu

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Embodied Carbon, Life Cycle Assessment, Residential Building

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