Comparing The Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Residential Building Structures with Reinforced Concrete, Wood, and Steel Profiles: A Case Study of The D.D. Rakfa 4 House of The Ministry of Energy
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The accumulation of greenhouse gases is the cause of current climate change, with the construction and building sector accounting for 37% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the construction sector can mitigate the impact of climate change. Realizing the importance of this, the researchers conducted a study comparing the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of residential structures made of three different construction materials: reinforced concrete, wood, and steel. They used the D.D. Rak Fah 4 house structure from the Ministry of Energy. The study's objective was to compare the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of various construction materials, aiming to design residential houses that can reduce CO2 emissions as much as possible. The results of the research found that wooden-structured houses had the lowest carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at 583.61 kgCO2eq/m2, followed by steel-structured houses at 620.82 kgCO2eq/m2, and reinforced concrete-structured houses had the highest at 680.80 kgCO2eq/m2 when comparing reinforced concrete structures with wood and steel structures. The study revealed that it could decrease carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 14.28% and 6%, respectively.
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