Week 4: How to build energy efficiency
Carbon emissions in buildings :
First, we have the Carbon usage during construction phase :
- Construction emissions
- Construction materials: steel, cement, brick…
- Machinery
- Delivery
- Water
- Labourer commute
- Electricity…
We can then represent carbon emissions linked to usage in different types of buildings: residential, commercial, industrial, public, etc.
Commercial buildings :
- Energy usage according to a particular schedule ( More energy consumption during working hours ( day)).
- Lighting
- Water
- Computers and server rooms
- AC for server rooms
- HVAC
- Backup generators
- Allocation
- Fire prevention systems
- Security
- …
Residential buildings :
- Electricity
- Lighting
- Water
- Biodegradable human waste
- HVAC
- …
Industrial Buildings :
- Water supply
- Lighting
- Air purification
- Clean room
- Extraction
- Industrial production
- …
