Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Separation Technology 2020 (ICoST 2020)

Factors Contributing to Carbon Emission in Construction Activity

Authors
Nadzirah Zainordin, Dhuny Bibi Fatimah Zahra
Corresponding Author
Nadzirah Zainordin
Available Online 30 December 2020.
DOI
10.2991/aer.k.201229.025How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Carbon emission, construction activity, life cycle
Abstract

The construction industry has become one of the world’s biggest carbon emitter with the rapid urbanization process and rapid economic growth. It is actually believed that the built environment is a major contributor to a nation’s carbon emissions. The carbon emissions connected with the built environment include CO2 emissions from the built environment’s operational stage which is known as operational carbon emissions and carbon emissions from other stages, such as stages of material production and construction. The proportion of carbon emissions embodied in a building is considered to increase in the future from the perspective of the life cycle compared to its operational carbon emissions. This is because more energy conservation technologies have been used to reduce operational energy and its associated emissions. In addition, these energy conservation technologies could boost the rates of renovation of buildings and thus trigger more carbon pollution. This study its further discussing on the factors contributing to carbon emission in construction industry. By using the latest 10 years of publication for extensive literature review methodology perhaps may contribute in enhancing the existing knowledge.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Separation Technology 2020 (ICoST 2020)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
30 December 2020
ISBN
10.2991/aer.k.201229.025
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/aer.k.201229.025How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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