Minimization of embodied carbon footprint from housing sector of Malaysia

The reduction in embodied carbon footprint is one of the major concerns in the construction industry. Among many other adopted techniques, the use of recycled materials is one of recommended method to lower the environmental effects of construction materials. However, the potential of recycled mater...

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Main Authors: Gardezi, S.S.S., Shafiq, N., Abdullah, N.A.W., Khamidi, M.F., Farhan, S.A.
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Published: Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC 2015
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spelling utp-eprints.316172022-03-26T03:24:23Z Minimization of embodied carbon footprint from housing sector of Malaysia Gardezi, S.S.S. Shafiq, N. Abdullah, N.A.W. Khamidi, M.F. Farhan, S.A. The reduction in embodied carbon footprint is one of the major concerns in the construction industry. Among many other adopted techniques, the use of recycled materials is one of recommended method to lower the environmental effects of construction materials. However, the potential of recycled materials to offset the embodied carbon footprint from conventional Malaysian housing construction requires to be evaluated. The main focus of study was to perform a comparative analysis for minimization of embodied carbon footprint from the conventional materials used Malaysian housing industry by using recycled materials. A typical double story semi-detached house commonly constructed in Malaysian tropical climate was selected as case study. The model of the house was generated in a virtual environment using Building information modelling (BIM) process. The results highlighted that with incorporation of recycled materials within a range of 0 to 100 , the embodied carbon footprint offset potential varied up to 18 as compared to conventional construction. Copyright © 2015, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.,. Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC 2015 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946107809&doi=10.3303%2fCET1545322&partnerID=40&md5=097f8e2950d9fff62e5a44b58552ba4e Gardezi, S.S.S. and Shafiq, N. and Abdullah, N.A.W. and Khamidi, M.F. and Farhan, S.A. (2015) Minimization of embodied carbon footprint from housing sector of Malaysia. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 45 . pp. 1927-1932. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/31617/
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description The reduction in embodied carbon footprint is one of the major concerns in the construction industry. Among many other adopted techniques, the use of recycled materials is one of recommended method to lower the environmental effects of construction materials. However, the potential of recycled materials to offset the embodied carbon footprint from conventional Malaysian housing construction requires to be evaluated. The main focus of study was to perform a comparative analysis for minimization of embodied carbon footprint from the conventional materials used Malaysian housing industry by using recycled materials. A typical double story semi-detached house commonly constructed in Malaysian tropical climate was selected as case study. The model of the house was generated in a virtual environment using Building information modelling (BIM) process. The results highlighted that with incorporation of recycled materials within a range of 0 to 100 , the embodied carbon footprint offset potential varied up to 18 as compared to conventional construction. Copyright © 2015, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.,.
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author Gardezi, S.S.S.
Shafiq, N.
Abdullah, N.A.W.
Khamidi, M.F.
Farhan, S.A.
spellingShingle Gardezi, S.S.S.
Shafiq, N.
Abdullah, N.A.W.
Khamidi, M.F.
Farhan, S.A.
Minimization of embodied carbon footprint from housing sector of Malaysia
author_sort Gardezi, S.S.S.
title Minimization of embodied carbon footprint from housing sector of Malaysia
title_short Minimization of embodied carbon footprint from housing sector of Malaysia
title_full Minimization of embodied carbon footprint from housing sector of Malaysia
title_fullStr Minimization of embodied carbon footprint from housing sector of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Minimization of embodied carbon footprint from housing sector of Malaysia
title_sort minimization of embodied carbon footprint from housing sector of malaysia
publisher Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC
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