Calculation of energy consumption in the construction of low-rise buildings

Abstract

Low-rise housing construction is a promising segment of the development of the housing construction industry. One of the priority tasks of state policy in advanced countries is to increase energy efficiency in various sectors of the national economy. In the general life cycle, the stage of construction of buildings, despite a relatively short period of time, is a large consumer of energy resources, so the issue of energy saving during the construction of buildings becomes especially relevant. The predominance of manual labor, as well as the use of low-power construction equipment, significantly affects the reduction of energy consumption at the stage of construction of low-rise residential buildings. However, the widespread use of various technologies for low-rise construction and, as a consequence, differences in design and technological solutions affect the specifics of the use of construction machines and mechanisms. From the standpoint of rational energy consumption, it is advisable to take into account the costs of fuel and energy resources at the construction planning stage. The article proposes tools for calculating the consumption of fuel and energy resources during work on a construction site, identifies the most energy-intensive technology for low-rise housing construction.

Keywords

• energy consumption
• low-rise construction
• fuel and energy resources
• machinery and mechanisms
• mechanized work
• construction site