Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology 34, Issue 2 (2024) 256-263 256 Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology Journal homepage: https://semarakilmu.com.my/journals/index.php/applied_sciences_eng_tech/index ISSN: 2462-1943 Energy Consumption and Intensity at Building Construction Industry Noramin Apandi 1,* , Nurfatihah Rahim 1 , Asma’i Fayyadh Abd Samad 1 , Salawati Mohd Dahlan 1 , Zamri Noranai 1 1 Faculty Of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, Malaysia ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history: Received 20 July 2023 Received in revised form 16 November 2023 Accepted 23 November 2023 Available online 7 December 2023 Based on the research at developing country, 30 to 40% of natural resources were exploited by construction industry which are 50% of energy be used for heating and cooling the building. If energy demand can be reduced or industry delayed, energy usage will be reduced. As a result, that energy consumption guideline must be established to control the usage of energy. The objective of this research is to know the energy consumption and intensity at construction industry. For this research, it will focus on the specification of the project site based on contract sum, location, and environment before know on how to reduce energy. The case study for this research covers several high-rise building construction industries. Selected data have been taken from the case study which are manpower, energy used, plant machinery and master work program. All the data given have been analyst and come out with their total floor area result have been tabulated. Technically, construction can be divided into six stages which are initial construction, coordination, implementation, critical, testing and commissioning and handover stage. At the end of the research, a new method to measure Energy Consumption Guideline for Building Construction Industry have been established. Keywords: Construction; energy; intensity 1. Introduction Construction industry is a major consumer of non-renewable resources and a massive producer of waste. Based on the research at developing country, 30% to 40% of natural resources were exploited by construction industry which are 50% of energy will be used for heating and cooling the building. This similar percentage is expected in the developing country such as Malaysia [1,2]. Malaysia is categorized as a developing country; a lot of projects are in progress and on planning to build. A lot of electricity energy to be used to complete the entire project. The developer team’s attitude plays an important role towards creating sustainable living. Campaign had been going to educate and reminds all the team to control the usage of energy. Not only will it save the electrical bill, but also the environment impact. However, the main problem is the developer or contractor don not have awareness on how to reduce or overcome the energy * Corresponding author. E-mail address: noramin.apandi@gmail.com https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.34.2.256263