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Improving Environmental Performance of Building Through Increased Energy Efficiency: A Review

The review discusses the significant energy consumption of buildings and its contribution to environmental pollution. It emphasizes the importance of various parameters, including policies, rating systems, and the use of low embodied energy materials, in enhancing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions throughout the building's life cycle. Collaboration among stakeholders such as architects, energy managers, and construction managers is crucial for improving the environmental performance of buildings.

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Improving Environmental Performance of Building Through Increased Energy Efficiency: A Review

The review discusses the significant energy consumption of buildings and its contribution to environmental pollution. It emphasizes the importance of various parameters, including policies, rating systems, and the use of low embodied energy materials, in enhancing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions throughout the building's life cycle. Collaboration among stakeholders such as architects, energy managers, and construction managers is crucial for improving the environmental performance of buildings.

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Sustainable Cities and Society

Volume 1, Issue 4, December 2011, Pages 211-218

Review

Improving environmental
performance of building through
increased energy efficiency: A
review
Vaidehi A. Dakwale a b , Rahul V. Ralegaonkar a ,
Sachin Mandavgane c

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Abstract
Buildings are major consumers of energy throughout their life
cycle. Generation of energy primarily depends on conventional
sources, which is the basic cause of environmental pollution. To
improve environmental performance of building it is essential to
involve all parameters which control its energy efficiency. Present
paper identifies various parameters, viz. regulatory and voluntary
policies, rating systems to assess energy efficiency, selection of
energy efficient processes and materials through life cycle analysis
and simulation and shifting to low embodied energy materials. A
close control over each stage of development of a building is
essential in the process of improvement in energy efficiency and
reduction in carbon emission. In the following review construction
of a building is divided in planning phase, designing phase,
execution phase and operating phase. Policy makers, architects,
structural designers, energy managers, construction managers and
consultants must be involved in the development of a building for
improving its overall environmental performance.

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Keywords
Environmental performance; Carbon emission; Energy efficiency;
Rating system; Low embodied energy material

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