Construction Cost and Carbon Emission Computational Model for Office Buildings in Malaysia

  • Authors

    • Mustafa M. A. Klufallah
    • Idris Othman
    • Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin
    • Mohd Faris Khamidi
    2018-07-04
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.7.16204
  • Carbon emission, Construction, Computational Model, Optimization

  • Abstract

    A novel embodied carbon emission and construction cost computational optimization model has been developed based on evolutionary Genetic Algorithm (GA) for purpose built offices in the Malaysian construction industry. The GA evaluation was lack of implementation in addressing financial and environmental performances for construction projects in Malaysia. Therefore, the office project was evaluated through the adoption of ISO 14040 framework and evolutionary GA. The model was designed to provide alternative optimal design solutions for office buildings, which can be used at the early project planning and design stages. The assessment of embodied emissions was limited to pre-construction phase with “cradle to site†boundary. The model was tested statically to confirm the accuracy of the generated results. It provides an assessment model for managing carbon emission based on evaluation of environmental and financial performancesand it was validated by an application to an office building and the findings  obtained  suggest  that the it would be suitable for use in practice.

     

     

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    M. A. Klufallah, M., Othman, I., Fadhil Nuruddin, M., & Faris Khamidi, M. (2018). Construction Cost and Carbon Emission Computational Model for Office Buildings in Malaysia. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(3.7), 43-46. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.7.16204

    Received date: 2018-07-24

    Accepted date: 2018-07-24

    Published date: 2018-07-04