Decreasing the CO2 emissions and the embodied nergy in the UAE through the selection of sustainable building materials in the construction phase

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dc.Location2008 HC 79 S23
dc.SupervisorProfessor Bassam Abu-Hijleh
dc.contributor.authorSaadah, Yasmeen Sami
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-21T12:36:14Z
dc.date.available2013-05-21T12:36:14Z
dc.date.issued2008-01
dc.description.abstractA great quantity of CO2 is emitted to the atmosphere through the different phases of a building life cycle: in the production of materials and products, in the construction of the building itself, in the setting of the site, in the exploitation, the renovations, the later rehabilitations, up to the final demolition. The purpose of this study is to quantify the total amount of CO2 emissions and embodied energy that can be saved by the method presented in the particular phase of the material selection within the life cycle of a building. This material selection, as well as the bioclimatic characteristics, must be defined from the early design project phase. As a result, the research shows the possibility of reducing the embodied energy in building materials up to 53% and the CO2 emissions produced up to 59% in the construction phase, through a careful selection of building materials with sustainable features.en_US
dc.identifier.other20050045
dc.identifier.urihttp://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/143
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe British University in Dubai (BUiD)en_US
dc.subjectCO2 emissionsen_US
dc.subjectsustainable buildingsen_US
dc.subjectbuilding materialsen_US
dc.subjectUnited Arab Emirates (UAE)en_US
dc.subjectbioclimaticen_US
dc.subjecthigh-rise residential buildingen_US
dc.subjectenergyen_US
dc.titleDecreasing the CO2 emissions and the embodied nergy in the UAE through the selection of sustainable building materials in the construction phaseen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US
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