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This research quantifies the Green House Gas (GHG) emissions of Khanduja’s located at Banga road, Phagwara, Punjab. The methodology involves quantifying both primary energy consumption as well as GHG emissions in construction phase. A comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment is intended to carry manually to determine environmental effects of the structure. LCA is a very important tool to support civil, structural and environmental engineers realize how they can be a part to reduce the GHG emissions and embodied energy of any building. It provides us with huge potential of improving and lessons learned from LCA are significant. Construction materials like steel are highly recyclable but come with high energy requirements. In this study, the materials contributing to the overall GHG emissions have been estimated and productive alternative solutions have been prepared. The replaceable materials have been identified and a comparative analysis has been conducted to understand the materials that can reduce the overall GHG emissions in Khanduja’s. Further, the scope of this thesis lies in discussing Energy saving techniques for reduction of Carbon Footprint during both Operation and maintenance phase along with Construction phase.

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