Irurah, D K and Holm, D (1999) Energy impact analysis of building construction as applied to South Africa. Construction Management and Economics, 17(3), pp. 363-374. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
Basic embodied-energy intensities of building construction materials/systems by various units and building types are shown to produce conflicting results and are not directly applicable at a national policy-intervention level. Using building construction and the allied sectors in South Africa, this paper demonstrates the extension of basic energy intensities derived through an improved input-output (I-O) method into a sectoral energy conservation framework. The framework is based on sectoral total-embodiment energy impact coefficients derived through the multiplication of the total-embodiment energy intensity coefficients with the use-intensity coefficients. A ranking of building construction and the allied sectors in South Africa according to their energy impact coefficients is used to formulate a priority listing of critical sectors for energy conservation measures. The framework is used also to identify generic conservation measures for further investigation and evaluation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building construction; embodied energy; input-output; South Africa; use-intensity |
| Index terms: | South Africa, impact analysis, building construction, embodied energy, conservation, energy conservation, investigation, national policy |
| Subjects: | Geography, building construction, data collection methods, data analysis and analytics, energy systems, public policy, environmental policy |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Geographical Context, Construction Technology, Sustainability, Governance |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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