Life-cycle operational and embodied energy for a generic single-storey office building in the UK

Y.G. Yohanis and B. Norton

Energy, 2002, vol. 27, issue 1, 77-92

Abstract: Increasing energy efficiency makes embodied energy considerations increasingly significant. The energy initially embodied in a building could be as much as 67% of its operating energy over a 25-year period. If additional embodied energy gained over the building life is also included, the total life-cycle energy could be larger than the operating energy over the same period. Currently, embodied energy cannot be predicted accurately due to lack of reliable and accurate data; there is a wide variation in the data available. The variation of life-cycle operational and embodied energy and capital cost as a function of building parameters is explored.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1016/S0360-5442(01)00061-5

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