jaue2021-061: Embodied Energy and Carbon of Medium and High-Rise Rusunawa in Indonesia

Abstract

Housing development in the urban area, especially in big cities, is constrained by difficulties to find affordable
price lands. Vertical housing in the urban area becomes a recommended option to provide low-cost residences for
low-income people. Substantial medium and high-rise rented simple apartments (Rusunawa) were developed for
low-income people through the central government of Indonesia's program. This study conducts an assessment of
embodied energy and carbon of five and ten storey Rusunawa buildings to represent the medium and high-rise
Rusunawa buildings in Indonesia. Analysis of embodied energy and carbon used the building materials life cycle
inventory database of the related previous research. Rusunawa building materials were classified according to
technical performance and embodied performance. The influence of building height, structural elements, and
non-structural elements against the embodied energy and carbon of medium and high-rise Rusunawa buildings
have been identified. Building material selection has been performed based on the classification of technical
performance related to its embodied performance.