Use of Combination of Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Life Cycle Energy Analysis for Decision Making In A Green Building in India

Abstract

The aim of this study is to establish life cycle cost and energy analysis for a sample green building. A school building with green features was selected and life cycle analysis was performed. The material quantity helped in calculating embodied energy values while the electricity bill gave operational energy values. Cost analysis was also done for construction and operational stages of building. The aim of study is to determine LCE and LCA values for the building. The study helped in determining how a green building will incur savings in energy and cost through its life cycle.