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Carbon foorprint for hostel construction using industrialised building system in Pauh Putra, Perlis

Master of Science in Civil Engineering

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Main Author: Norashikin, Razali
Other Authors: Afizah, Ayob, Dr.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2018
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Construction equipment
Building materials
Wall panels
Carbon footprint
Industrialised building system (IBS) > Perlis
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/78017
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spelling my.unimap-780172023-03-06T08:21:12Z Carbon foorprint for hostel construction using industrialised building system in Pauh Putra, Perlis Norashikin, Razali Afizah, Ayob, Dr. Construction equipment Building materials Wall panels Carbon footprint Industrialised building system (IBS) -- Perlis Master of Science in Civil Engineering Emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) from construction sector has been estimated to contribute nearly 50% of total global emission. Identifying the sources of emissions and understanding their function and relationship to construction activities are essential if not crucial, in mitigating this global crisis. Sustainability research has been initiated to reduce and eradicate the carbon emissions problem, especially in the construction industry. This study evaluates the carbon footprint of the main machinery and materials used in constructing a five-storey hostel that implemented Industrialised building system (IBS) method in Perlis, Malaysia. A life cycle assessment (LCA) framework is used in conducting a partial LCA from pre-design to construction phase. LCA was performed in accordance with the four-step which is goal and scope definition, inventory analysis, impact assessment and interpretation. It also used as a method to systematically analyse the environment assessment. Results showed that the five-storey hostel in Pauh Putra,Perlis has obtained a total IBS Score of 73.4%. Theindirect carbon footprint hotspots are coming from prefabricated sandwich panels manufacturing factory, especially one which manufactured by boiler machine. During this process, 4.52 tonnes of CO2e are released by the machines. This is due to the extensive energy used for steam heating and high engine rating for the boiler. Cement releases about 369.04 tonnes CO2e. Its direct carbon footprint hotspots are caused by the large quantity of cement used in the shotcrete mixture and its high extraction–production CO2 emission values. Meanwhile, overall onsite materials generated 65.60% of the total carbon footprint. Whereas, the direct carbon footprint hotspots by the fuel machinery at the construction site were heavily from excavator and construction of building superstructure task, which yields 81.59 tonnes CO2e and 86.76 tonnes CO2e, respectively. This is mainly due to the extensive use of both types of machinery in the daily construction activities. These results can be used as one of the samples in many problems to determine an adequate understanding the impact of IBS construction to carbon emissions in Malaysia. 2018 2023-03-06T08:17:06Z 2023-03-06T08:17:06Z Thesis http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/78017 en Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) School of Environmental Engineering
institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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topic Construction equipment
Building materials
Wall panels
Carbon footprint
Industrialised building system (IBS) -- Perlis
spellingShingle Construction equipment
Building materials
Wall panels
Carbon footprint
Industrialised building system (IBS) -- Perlis
Norashikin, Razali
Carbon foorprint for hostel construction using industrialised building system in Pauh Putra, Perlis
description Master of Science in Civil Engineering
author2 Afizah, Ayob, Dr.
author_facet Afizah, Ayob, Dr.
Norashikin, Razali
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author Norashikin, Razali
author_sort Norashikin, Razali
title Carbon foorprint for hostel construction using industrialised building system in Pauh Putra, Perlis
title_short Carbon foorprint for hostel construction using industrialised building system in Pauh Putra, Perlis
title_full Carbon foorprint for hostel construction using industrialised building system in Pauh Putra, Perlis
title_fullStr Carbon foorprint for hostel construction using industrialised building system in Pauh Putra, Perlis
title_full_unstemmed Carbon foorprint for hostel construction using industrialised building system in Pauh Putra, Perlis
title_sort carbon foorprint for hostel construction using industrialised building system in pauh putra, perlis
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
publishDate 2018
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/78017
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