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Energy impact analysis of building construction as applied to South Africa

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  • Daniel Irurah
  • Dieter Holm

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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.

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  • Daniel Irurah & Dieter Holm, 1999. "Energy impact analysis of building construction as applied to South Africa," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(3), pages 363-374.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:17:y:1999:i:3:p:363-374
    DOI: 10.1080/014461999371565
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