A study of embodied and operating energy efficient concepts for an office building in Sri Lanka | |
| Author | Amaratunga, Shehan Francis |
| Call Number | AIT Caps. Proj. no.CIE-13-01 |
| Subject(s) | Buildings--Energy consumption--Sri Lanka Buildings--Environmental engineering--Sri Lanka |
| Note | A capstone project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Caps. Proj. ; no. CIE-13-01 |
| Abstract | Integrating sustainability into built environments has become necessary due to increased social demands and government policies related to environmental protection and natural resource conservation. The need lor sustainable ’green* office buildings in Sri Lanka is also increasing due to the increased environmental cautiousness of organizations and the financial viabilities identified in them. There is a significant relationship between energy usage and the sustainability of buildings due to the energy intensive processors involved in its construction and operation. It has been identified that both the Embodied Energy (E£) consumed in building materials and the Operating Energy (OE) consumed in building operations are two areas that need to be addressed in order to increase the energy efficiency of a building. This research studies how office buildings can be made more EE and OE efficient while considering all the specific requirements such as temperature and illuminance of an office environment in the context of Sri Lanka. It compares several energy efficient building concepts in terms of energy savings percentage, construction cost of materials and electricity usage costs. The study shows that the operating energy of an office building can be significantly lowered (approximately 11 %) with modifications made only to the building envelope and lighting system used while maintaining cooling and illuminance requirements of an office building in Sri Lanka. However the choice of materials is a significant factor since it directly affects the embodied energy values of the building. It is concluded that it is highly possible and viable to increase the energy efficiency of office buildings in Sri Lanka by considering building materials for reduced OE and EE simultaneously |
| Year | 2013 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Caps. Proj. ; no. CIE-13-01 |
| Type | Capstone Project |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (CIE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Punchet Thammarak; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Teraphan Ornthammarath;Arparmart Chanmekha; |
| Degree | Capstone Project (B.Sc.)-Asian Institute of Technology, 2013 |
| Contributor(s) | Ranasinghe, Dilshani Shirlene Anne;Kannangara, Kannangara Koralalage Pabodha Maduranga |