CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS OF A T-45 HOUSE IN KUPANG

Carbon dioxide (CO2 and CO2e) concentration in the atmosphere steadily increases and, in some places, has passed 360ppm, which is the limiting point agreed by world leaders to slow down and stop global warming. Housing sectors have been claimed to emit significant amounts of CO2. This paper reports...

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Main Authors: LAPENANGGA Apridus, SATWIKO Prasasto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Petra Christian University 2016-12-01
Series:Dimensi: Journal of Architecture and Built Environment
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Online Access:http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ars/article/view/19989
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description Carbon dioxide (CO2 and CO2e) concentration in the atmosphere steadily increases and, in some places, has passed 360ppm, which is the limiting point agreed by world leaders to slow down and stop global warming. Housing sectors have been claimed to emit significant amounts of CO2. This paper reports a research on the carbon footprint of a T-45 house in Kupang. The research calculated in detail the carbon emission of the house since its pre-construction stage (design process), construction stage, to the post-construction stage (house operation from year one to year 25). The T-45 house was selected as this type is the smallest standard house for a family of three in Indonesia. Literature, survey and analytical methods were adopted. The research found that the longer the house was used, the lower the carbon emission borne by each occupant per year. From year one to year 25, the total carbon emission borne by each occupant decreased from 3,590,793.44 to 145,568.38 kgCO2 per year. The construction stage emits a considerable amount of CO2 so that its carbon footprint still dominates the proportion of carbon emission per year per occupant, 98.61%. In the construction stage, use of cement in the wall and concrete structure works contributes the largest proportion of carbon emission, 96.7%. Therefore, using locally available construction materials, in particular, natural ones with less or zero carbon emission, is highly recommended.
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spelling doaj.art-7f41772844f0478da60c4f21756776ec2024-02-03T00:31:32ZengPetra Christian UniversityDimensi: Journal of Architecture and Built Environment0126-219X2338-78582016-12-014327784CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS OF A T-45 HOUSE IN KUPANGLAPENANGGA Apridus0SATWIKO Prasasto1 Carbon dioxide (CO2 and CO2e) concentration in the atmosphere steadily increases and, in some places, has passed 360ppm, which is the limiting point agreed by world leaders to slow down and stop global warming. Housing sectors have been claimed to emit significant amounts of CO2. This paper reports a research on the carbon footprint of a T-45 house in Kupang. The research calculated in detail the carbon emission of the house since its pre-construction stage (design process), construction stage, to the post-construction stage (house operation from year one to year 25). The T-45 house was selected as this type is the smallest standard house for a family of three in Indonesia. Literature, survey and analytical methods were adopted. The research found that the longer the house was used, the lower the carbon emission borne by each occupant per year. From year one to year 25, the total carbon emission borne by each occupant decreased from 3,590,793.44 to 145,568.38 kgCO2 per year. The construction stage emits a considerable amount of CO2 so that its carbon footprint still dominates the proportion of carbon emission per year per occupant, 98.61%. In the construction stage, use of cement in the wall and concrete structure works contributes the largest proportion of carbon emission, 96.7%. Therefore, using locally available construction materials, in particular, natural ones with less or zero carbon emission, is highly recommended.http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ars/article/view/19989Carbon footprint; climate change; detailed calculation; remote location; T-45 housing.
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SATWIKO Prasasto
CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS OF A T-45 HOUSE IN KUPANG
Dimensi: Journal of Architecture and Built Environment
Carbon footprint; climate change; detailed calculation; remote location; T-45 housing.
title CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS OF A T-45 HOUSE IN KUPANG
title_full CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS OF A T-45 HOUSE IN KUPANG
title_fullStr CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS OF A T-45 HOUSE IN KUPANG
title_full_unstemmed CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS OF A T-45 HOUSE IN KUPANG
title_short CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS OF A T-45 HOUSE IN KUPANG
title_sort carbon footprint analysis of a t 45 house in kupang
topic Carbon footprint; climate change; detailed calculation; remote location; T-45 housing.
url http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ars/article/view/19989
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