Solutions to mitigate operational carbon emissions in office buildings

Abstract

The development of net-zero carbon buildings has been implemented in many countries around the world towards achieving the goal of net-zero emission in the construction industry and/or building sector. To mitigate carbon emissions for buildings, it is necessary to simultaneously implement solutions to minimize emissions of embodied carbon and operational carbon. This study has conducted surveys and evaluated the current status of energy consumption of building technical systems (ventilation, air conditioning; lighting; pumping...) in office buildings as well as the efficiency of applying energy-saving solutions in office buildings in Vietnam. Based on these results, the study has proposed some solutions to minimize energy consumption and carbon emissions during the operation of office buildings.