Embodied energy in building construction

• Main Authors: Balubaid, Saeed, Mohamad Zin, Rosli, Abd. Majid, Muhd. Zaimi, Hassan, J. S., Mardzuki, Samihah
• Format: Article
• Published: Penerbit UTM 2014
• Subjects: HB Economic Theory
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52658/; http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v70.3580
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Building construction systems that come in different forms and types need to be properly selected before being use, this may have different impact on overall embodied energy of the building construction. Hence, in order to achieve and maximize the construction contribution, the designer plays a big...