Abstract

The increase of energy usage is the cause of greenhouse gas emission, especially carbon dioxide. Furthermore, one of the factors of high carbon emission is electricity, which is one of the energy sources needed for campus activities. The aim of this study is to analyse the amount of carbon dioxide emissions produced by the source of electricity in UiTM Perlis, for the assessment of low carbon dioxide compliance in campus. There are three types of data utilized, which are total electric consumptions in UiTM Perlis from 2013 to 2015, the building plan of UiTM Perlis, the base map of UiTM Perlis and the spatial analysis of geographical information system. The assessment of low carbon in campus is based on the calculation of the amount of carbon dioxide emission, and it is then mapped based on five building categories. The total consumption of electrical energy by the buildings is used to determine the amount of carbon emission using the formula for carbon dioxide emission. Carbon dioxide emissions per unit square meter /m2 in the three years in UiTM Perlis are 58.34, 56.24 and 55.31, respectively. Based on the comparison of these results with carbon dioxide emission guideline per unit square meter /m2 which is 56.5 ktCO2, it can be seen that UiTM Perlis complies with the guideline for year 2014 and 2015.