Global warming potential of a residential building construction in Malaysia using the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach
Building industry consumes substantial natural resources and produces considerable greenhouse gas emission. This paper presents a life cycle assessment approach to assess Global Warming Potential (GWP) of a residential building in Malaysia. The results show that building element that uses a cement-b...
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| author | Abd Rashid, Abd Rashid Yusoff, Sumiani |
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| description | Building industry consumes substantial natural resources and produces considerable greenhouse gas emission. This paper presents a life cycle assessment approach to assess Global Warming Potential (GWP) of a residential building in Malaysia. The results show that building element that uses a cement-based material such as concrete contributed the highest GWP in comparison to other materials. In the construction phase, temporary timber formwork has the highest GWP. The results also show that the semi-detached house has higher GWP per m 2 compared to flats. The findings from this research can serve as the benchmark for LCA for buildings in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-209162019-04-16T02:04:11Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/20916/ Global warming potential of a residential building construction in Malaysia using the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach Abd Rashid, Abd Rashid Yusoff, Sumiani TH Building construction Building industry consumes substantial natural resources and produces considerable greenhouse gas emission. This paper presents a life cycle assessment approach to assess Global Warming Potential (GWP) of a residential building in Malaysia. The results show that building element that uses a cement-based material such as concrete contributed the highest GWP in comparison to other materials. In the construction phase, temporary timber formwork has the highest GWP. The results also show that the semi-detached house has higher GWP per m 2 compared to flats. The findings from this research can serve as the benchmark for LCA for buildings in Malaysia. Construction Research Institute of Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed Abd Rashid, Abd Rashid and Yusoff, Sumiani (2018) Global warming potential of a residential building construction in Malaysia using the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach. Malaysian Construction Research Journal, 24 (1). pp. 11-19. ISSN 1985-3807, https://www.cream.my/main/index.php/publication/malaysian-construction-research-journal-mcrj# |
| spellingShingle | TH Building construction Abd Rashid, Abd Rashid Yusoff, Sumiani Global warming potential of a residential building construction in Malaysia using the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach |
| title | Global warming potential of a residential building construction in Malaysia using the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach |
| title_full | Global warming potential of a residential building construction in Malaysia using the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach |
| title_fullStr | Global warming potential of a residential building construction in Malaysia using the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global warming potential of a residential building construction in Malaysia using the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach |
| title_short | Global warming potential of a residential building construction in Malaysia using the life cycle assessment (LCA) approach |
| title_sort | global warming potential of a residential building construction in malaysia using the life cycle assessment lca approach |
| topic | TH Building construction |
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