Global Warming and role of Construction Materials in consume energy
Session
Energy Efficiency Engineering
Description
This paper describes how much a typical building is contributing to global warming by releasing the carbon dioxide emission. And how the engineers and designers can decrease the amount of carbon footprint emitted from the building materials.
The world today has encountered with global warming and climate change. Besides other contributors, extraction of natural resources as building materials itself consume energy, cause environmental degradation and contribute to global warming. Buildings are the largest energy consumers and greenhouse gases emitters, both in the developed and developing countries. Urgent changes are therefore required relating to energy saving, emissions control, production and application of materials. Immediate suggestion related to use of renewable resources, and to recycling and reuse of building materials is necessary. As a case study a building made of commonly used materials; concrete, brick, stone and glass has been selected. Total quantity of carbon emission is estimated and finally suggestions are given to reduce carbon dioxide emission.
Keywords:
Global warming, Green House Gases, Construction and Building materials.
Session Chair
Ines Bula
Session Co-Chair
Nafije Shabani
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-19-2
Location
Pristina, Kosovo
Start Date
26-10-2019 1:30 PM
End Date
26-10-2019 3:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2019.153
Recommended Citation
Syla, Afrim, "Global Warming and role of Construction Materials in consume energy" (2019). UBT International Conference. 153.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2019/events/153
Global Warming and role of Construction Materials in consume energy
Pristina, Kosovo
This paper describes how much a typical building is contributing to global warming by releasing the carbon dioxide emission. And how the engineers and designers can decrease the amount of carbon footprint emitted from the building materials.
The world today has encountered with global warming and climate change. Besides other contributors, extraction of natural resources as building materials itself consume energy, cause environmental degradation and contribute to global warming. Buildings are the largest energy consumers and greenhouse gases emitters, both in the developed and developing countries. Urgent changes are therefore required relating to energy saving, emissions control, production and application of materials. Immediate suggestion related to use of renewable resources, and to recycling and reuse of building materials is necessary. As a case study a building made of commonly used materials; concrete, brick, stone and glass has been selected. Total quantity of carbon emission is estimated and finally suggestions are given to reduce carbon dioxide emission.