The Achievement of Low Carbon Construction on Site

This book is conducted to meet the necessity of development law carbon construction and benefits that have for the society. The number of law carbon construction project had increased tremendously across Malaysia over the recent years. In order to make significant inroads into the low carbon construction practices, the industry needs to improve its energy usage and natural resources consumed in all its construction site activities. This study attempts to evaluate the sources of CO2 emission regarding water and electricity usage during construction project. SPSS version 20 was used to analyse the collected data. One hundred questionnaires were distributed to the construction companies in Penang, and thirty one of these had been answered and returned by the respondents. The findings revealed that, despite the importance of low carbon construction, not many companies are serious enough to cut down their natural resource consumption.

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Sr. Reza Esmaeilifar, Dr. Mohd Wira Mohd Shafiei O Dr. Reza trabalha na Faculdade de Habitação, Construção e Planeamento da Universidade Saints Malaysia (USM). O Dr. Mohd Wira está a trabalhar como Professor Associado na Universidade Saints Malaysia (USM).