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Determination of an Optimal Green Solution of an Education Building Based On Net Present Value and Life Cycle Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Chia, Liang Wei
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1259774301

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2009, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Industrial and Systems Engineering.
In a highly populated area such as university campus, there is limited space available to implement green solution outside the buildings. Roof tops provide opportunities to implement solution that can reduce the net emission of the building operation. However, they might come with a high capital cost and higher life-cycle emissions. By comparing the installation of three different building energy-saving technologies on a roof top of a 6640 ft2 education building located in Midwest area, we found that green roof is the best option of the green solutions considered. Green roof has the least negative net present value that ranges from -$95,423 to -$93,381 and a reduction of 595.16 metric tons of life-cycle CO2 emissions, the highest among the three. For asphalt roof, the net present value ranges from -$103,020 to -$102,730 and reduction of 579.21 metric tons of life-cycle CO2 emissions. Photovoltaic (PV) system is the most costly option. If we assume the efficiency of the PV system increases by 10 percent every decade without adding any capital cost, the net present value will range from -$340,132.17 to -$317,366.04 and the life-cycle CO2 emissions will increase by 605.69 metric tons. On the other hand, if the efficiency does not improve, the net present value will range from -$342,365.46 to -$321,828.95 and the life-cycle CO2 emissions will be 718.14 metric tons.
Dr. Ramteen Sioshansi, PhD (Advisor)
Dr. Jerald Brevick, PhD (Committee Member)
Dr. Bhavik Bakshi, PhD (Committee Member)
59 p.
Architecture; Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Environmental Science; Industrial Engineering; Operations Research
asphalt roof; green roof; photovoltaics

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  • Chia, L. W. (2009). Determination of an Optimal Green Solution of an Education Building Based On Net Present Value and Life Cycle Carbon Dioxide Emissions [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1259774301

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chia, Liang. Determination of an Optimal Green Solution of an Education Building Based On Net Present Value and Life Cycle Carbon Dioxide Emissions. 2009. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1259774301.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chia, Liang. "Determination of an Optimal Green Solution of an Education Building Based On Net Present Value and Life Cycle Carbon Dioxide Emissions." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1259774301

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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