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A Comparative Analysis of the Life Cycle Assessment of Modular Apartments and RC Apartments

모듈러 공동주택과 RC 공동주택의 전과정 탄소배출량 비교·분석

  • Lee, Se-Yeon (Dept. of Smart City Engineering, Hanyamg University) ;
  • Jung, Chan-Woo (Hanyang ERICA-Institute for Energy and The Environment, Hanyang University ERICA) ;
  • Ahn, Yong-Han (Dept. of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University ERICA)
  • 이세연 (한양대 스마트시티공학과 ) ;
  • 정찬우 (한양대 ERICA 캠퍼스 환경에너지연구원) ;
  • 안용한 (한양대 ERICA 캠퍼스 건축학부)
  • Received : 2023.03.15
  • Accepted : 2023.04.24
  • Published : 2023.05.30
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Abstract

Global warming and abnormal climate problems have recently become serious, and the need to reduce carbon emissions has emerged. For effective carbon emission reduction in the building sector, research on carbon emission reduction from the perspective of the entire life cycle, including both operational carbon and embodied carbon, is required. Among them, the demand for modular apartments is expected to increase as the quantity and size of orders have recently increased, and large-scale public projects have been scheduled. Therefore, this study set up 30-year and 60-year use scenarios for apartments and analyzed the carbon emission reduction effect of modular apartments compared to reinforced concrete apartments throughout the life cycle. The amount of embodied carbon in the material production stage of modular apartments was reduced by 35.1% compared to reinforced concrete apartments. In the case of carbon emissions throughout the life cycle, the 30-year scenario will be reduced by 15.4% and the 60-year scenario will be reduced by 18.5%

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