LIFE CYCLE COST

ANALYSIS OF GREEN
BUILDINGS:
A CASE STUDY OF A
TYPICAL SRI
C.U.S. ANTHONY LANKAN HOUSE
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 DESIGN RESEARCH PROJECT
OUTLINE
• INTRODUCTION
• PROBLEM BACKGROUND
• PROJECT OBJECTIVES
• METHODOLOGY
• WORK DONE SO FAR
• PROGRAMME OF WORK
 PROBLEM BACKGROUND
• As in other countries, in Sri Lanka, there is a high possibility to develop green
technology in building the construction industry. other countries have done
many kinds of research about the life cycle cost of green technology houses.
• Sri Lanka, they have not done enough researches on LCCA of green
technology houses in Sri Lanka. This is an obstruction to the speed
development of green building technology.
• This is an important stage of the LCCA pre-plan. Without any training or
knowledge contractors in relevant areas have involved in the green
technology constructions, therefore, provincial councils had to face huge
problems.
• This research is an encouragement to Sri Lanka's construction industry to do
more researches on LCCA of traditional houses and green technology houses.
 INTRODUCTION
• In the developed countries of the world, green techniques are used
for the construction industry. Today, Sri Lanka is also seeing a boom in
green techniques.
• This is because using green technologies can make a building more
environmentally friendly and energy-efficient. The research involves
analyzing the life cycle cost of a conventional house and a house built
using green technologies.
• This will determine which type of house is more profitable and
sustainable.
 OBJECTIVES

• To investigate the appropriate green technology concepts which are

most suitable for the purpose
• To design a house with a green concept considering the green rating
system
• To compare Life Cycle Cost Analysis of the green concept house with a
typical house
 METHODOLOGY
LITREATURE REVIEW

AVERAGE HOUSE

CASE STUDY

ACTUAL HOUSE GREEN BUILDING

The reference to the housing selected for the project was the Census and Statistics
Report 2012. The details of the houses obtained from the report are given in the
table below

Type of house Single-story Two-story Row house Other

house house

Percentage 84.8% 7.2% 3.6% 4.4%

Because of this, single-storey homes were chosen for this research

 ACTUAL HOUSE
According to data from the 2012 Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka has
five living quarters for an average household.
There are;
AREA NOS

LIVING ARE 1

KITCHEN 1

BEDROOM 2

BATHROOM 1
• According to the Census and Statistics Report 2012, the following
materials are widely used in building traditional houses:

ITEM MATERIAL USE PRECENTAGE

(%)
ROOF ASBESTOSE SHEET 47.6
CLAY TILES 34.6
WALL BURN BRICKS 53.1

FLOOR CEMENT 72.5

ENERGY SOURCE ELECTRICITY 87.2

KEROSEN OIL 12.2
WALL PAINT VOC AND NON VOC PAINTS
• According to the Census and Statistics 2012 report, the actual house
was selected
• This house located at Ragama area and located at urban area.
• This house has;
• 01-kitchen
• 01-bathroom
• 01-living area
• 02-bedroom
• Burn brick has been used for house walls
• Cement has been used for floor
• Electricity is used as a power source
• Non-VOC Nipolac paint have been used for wall painting

THIS HOUSE WAS SELECTED FOR RESEARCH BECAUSE IT IS AN

AVERAGE HOUSE WHICH MATCHES THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS 2012
REPORT
 ACTUAL
HOUSE’S
PLAN
All dimensions are in millimeters
ACTUAL HOUSE
ACTUAL
HOUSE
ELEVATIO
NS
GREEN BUILDING
• This greenhouse design according to GBCSL
SILVER rating standard and use the same plans
of the actual house. ITEM MATERIAL

• The land used for this research is a formerly ROOF GREEN ROOF

used land. So the impact on the environment FLOOR PVC VINYL

FLOORING
here is minimal
WALL AUTOCLAVED
• Below materials use for GREEN BUILDING AERATED
CONCRETE (AAC)
BRICKS

WINDOWS E WINDOWS
ELECTRICITY SOLAR POWER
GREEN ROOF
Explanation composition
1. Intensive vegetation
2. Substrate Intensive
3. Water Reservoir Panels
4. Pavement
5. Laying course or leveling layer
6. Drainage System (drainage system for intensive green
roofs)
7. Slip and Protection Sheet
8. Root-resistant waterproofing membrane
• Intensive green roof is light weight roof. Therefore,
intensive roof use this project.
• It’s cost 15$ per square foot and annual maintenance
cost is 0.75-1.50$ per square meter.
 E WINDOWS
E-windows typically cost about 10-15% more than normal windows, but
they reduce energy loss by as much as 30-50%.
E- windows;
• Lower U values
• Lower solar heat gain coefficient
• Well visible transmittance
• Low air leakage
• Reduce the internal heat
• Low thermal conductivity
WORK
DONE SO
FAR
• Using AutoCAD Revit, 3D
modeling is done
according to real home
design
• Data on green technology
has been collected and
studied how it can be
applied to a building
• GBCSL's ratings have been
collected and studied for
how these ratings are used
for this home
WORK DONE SO FAR
 CALCULATIONS OF LCCA
There are many formulas to calculating Life Cycle Cost;
Basic Formula
The formula for calculating life-cycle cost is:
LCC = I + Repl - Res + E + W + OM&R + O
• LCC: Total life-cycle cost in present value (PV)
• I: Initial cost
• Repl: Present value capital replacement costs
• Res: Present value residual value less disposal costs
• L: Desired useful life in years of the building or system
• E: Total energy cost (PV)
• W: Total water costs (PV)
• OM&R: Total operating, maintenance, and repair costs (PV)
• O: Total other costs, if any—contract administration costs, financing costs, employee
salaries and benefits, and so forth (PV)
 CALCULATIONS OF LCC
Another formula;C
LCC = I + Repl - Res + L (OM&R)
• I = Initial cost (the easy part)
• Repl = Replacement cost for any system
• Res = Any remaining value you can recover at the end of the time period
• L = The time period you have chosen for the analysis.
• OM&R = The yearly average operating, maintenance, and repair costs
(including fuel and utility costs).
• Life cycle costs can’t calculate for longer than 25 years.
LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS OF
GREEN VS TRADITIONAL
HOUSES

Green building main features and how these features affect the LCC
Comparison of Costs of Green and conventional Construction
Comparison of LCC of Green and traditional Construction
ANY
QUESTIO
NS?
No Description Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Arp-20
1 Finalized the area of research

2 identify the key factors

3 Discuss with the supervisor

4 Literature review

5 Preparation of interim report

6 Surveying the past techniques

7 Obtaining details from

Authorities

8 Generate house model

9 Drafting Final Research

10 Discuss with the Supervisor

11 Drafting Final Presentation

12 Submission
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