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Life Cycle Energy of Low Rise Residential Buildings in Indian Context
Government Polytechnic, Nirmal, India
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India
Department of Applied Mechanics, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India
- 1 Government Polytechnic, Nirmal, India
- 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India
- 3 Department of Applied Mechanics, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India
Open Journal of Energy Efficiency·Volume 03 (2014)·Pages 108–118·Published 31 October 2014·DOI10.4236/ojee.2014.34012
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Abstract
Life cycle energy of the building accounts for all energy inputs to the buildings during their intended service life. Buildings need to be constructed in such a way that energy consumption in their life cycle is minimal. Life Cycle Energy (LCE) consumption data of buildings is not available in public domain which is essentially required for building designers and policy makers to formulate strategies for reduction in LCE of buildings. The paper presents LCE of twenty (20) low rise residential buildings in Indian context. LCE of the studied buildings is varying from 160 - 380 kWh/m2 year (Primary). Based on the LCE data of studied buildings, an equation is proposed to readily reckon LCE of a new building.
KeywordsLife Cycle EnergyResidential BuildingsEmbodied EnergyOperating Energy
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