TY  - BOOK
AU  - Venkat, Ragavan R.  (PBE22431)
AU  - Maithel, Sameer (Guide)
TI  - Life cycle assessment of LMCP building & strategies to make it net zero carbon (Softcopy is also available)
U1  - MBEP TH-0111  
PY  - 2024///
N1  - Table of Contents 
Abstract   i  
Certificate   iii 
Acknowledgment   iv 
Abbreviations   v 
1. Introduction   1 
1.1 Background   1 
1.2 Approach 2 
1.3 Research Statement   2 
1.4 Objectives   3 
2. Literature Review  4 
2.1. Introduction   4 
2.2 Evolution of Studies from Energy to Carbon   4 
2.3 Data Collection in Indian Context   5 
2.4 Methodologies adopted in previous research   6 
3. Research Methodology   7 
3.1 Goal of the study   8 
3.1.1 Intended Application   8 
3.1.2 Reason for carrying out the study   8 
3.2 Scope   8 
3.2.1 System Boundary   8 
3.2.2 Impact Indicator   9 
3.2.3 Functional Unit   9 
3.2.4 Assumptions   10 
4 Results   10 
4.1.1 Base Case Building   10 
4.1.2 Carbon emission factor   11 
4.1.3 LCIA Methodology   13 
4.2. Results of Base Case   17 
4.2.1 Upfront Embodied Stage Impacts (A1-A3 – Manufacturing phase)   18 
4.2.2. Pareto Analysis   18 
4.2.3 Upfront Embodied carbon emissions (A4 – Transport phase  19 
4.2.4. Upfront Embodied Stage Impacts (A5 – Construction phase)   20 
4.2.5 Operational Stage Impacts (B6 – Operational Carbon)   20 
4.2.6 Findings from the base case   21 
4.3. Passive Design Case   21 
4.3.1. General Data   21 
4.3.2 Upfront Embodied Carbon Results (A1-A3)   22 
4.3.3 Upfront Embodied Stage Impacts (A4 – Transport phase)   22 
4.3.4. Upfront Embodied Stage Impacts (A5 – Construction phase)   23 
4.3.5 Operational Carbon Results (B6)   23 
5.1.3 Integrating renewable system with the design case   23 
5.2. Discussion for making the building Net Zero Carbon  27 
6. Conclusions   30 
7. References   31 
8. Annexure   33 
8.1. Calculations of material quantities   33 
8.2. Floor plans of the building   34 
8.3. Calculation of embodied carbon (A1-A3)   34 
8.4. Calculation of transportion carbon (A4)  34

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