Open AccessEnergy efficiency in the building materials industry. Case study: Brick manufacturing in Romania
Author(s) -
Cristian Gheorghiu,
Mircea Scripcariu,
Miruna Gheorghiu,
Alexandra Gabriela Dobrica
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
e3s web of conferences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2555-0403
pISSN - 2267-1242
DOI - 10.1051/e3sconf/202128602006
Subject(s) - brick , factory (object oriented programming) , manufacturing engineering , point (geometry) , energy (signal processing) , manufacturing , efficient energy use , energy performance , architectural engineering , engineering , environmental economics , computer science , civil engineering , business , marketing , economics , mathematics , statistics , geometry , electrical engineering , programming language
In this paper an overview of the construction materials industry, from an embedded energy point of view will be presented. A case study for four brick factories in Romania will also analyzed. The Energy Performance Indicators (EnPI) of each factory will be evaluated and compared with the global reference values and the most technically and economically feasible Energy Performance Improvement Actions (EPIAs) will be presented. The replicability of these EPIA’s in different materials manufacturing industries will be also analyzed.