Energy and labor in the construction sector
- Univ. of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
An energy input-output model was used to investigate energy and employment in the construction industry. The model covered nearly 400 industrial sectors and was used to determine the impact of construction activities on total national energy consumption in 1967 and to study the patterns of total energy use and employment within various construction categories. For the construction of new buildings, total energy consumption could be reduced by 20 percent by selecting less energy-intensive building materials and assemblies for fixed programmatic requirements, by expending energy in construction to minimize the total lifetime energy cost of buildings, and by energy conservation in industries that supply direct and indirect inputs to the construction sector of the economy. (35 references)
- OSTI ID:
- 6435449
- Journal Information:
- Science; (United States), Journal Name: Science; (United States) Vol. 202:4370; ISSN SCIEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
320300 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
COST
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY MODELS
EVALUATION
INDUSTRY
LABOR
LIFE-CYCLE COST
MATERIALS