Energy consumption and intensity at building construction industry

• Main Author: Apandi, Noramin
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10988/1/24p%20NORAMIN%20APANDI.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10988/2/NORAMIN%20APANDI%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10988/3/NORAMIN%20APANDI%20WATERMARK.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10988/
• Institution: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Number of industries that used energy is increasing every year and one of it is construction industry. Construction industry is a major consumer of non-renewable resources and a massive producer of waste. Based on the research at develop country, 30 to 40% of natural resources were exploited by construction industry which are 50% of energy will be used for heating and cooling the building. The objective of this research is to know on how to control the energy consumption and intensity at construction industry. “For this research, it will focus on the specification of the project site based on contract sum, location and environment of the project. The case study for this research was cover by several high-rise building construction industry. Selected data have been taken from the case study which are manpower of the contractor, energy used for each equipment, number of plant machinery to be used and work program of the project completion. All the data given have been analyst and the result have been tabulated based on their total floor area. Technically, construction can be divided into six stage which are initial construction stage, coordination stage, implementation stage, critical stage, testing and commissioning stage and handover stage. Based on the result, it can come out the six step on to overcome energy intensity in Building Construction Industry which are, to are conduct material or tool inspection before enter the site, conduct monthly inspection for all plant machinery, to upgrade temporary work system, to start stage 5 (which is Testing and Commissioning) early, to install the individual meter for every machinery and equipment and to install BAS system. At the end of the research, a new method to measure Energy Consumption Guideline for Building Construction Industry have been established. Two main components for this guideline are type of activity to be conduct and energy per floor area. As a result, stage 5 which are Testing and Commissioning Stage is the highest energy demand compare to others stage. The contractor needs to control the energy usage and make sure it not more than 1.2 kWh/sqft