Comprehensive evaluation of carbon emissions for the development of high-rise residential building

SYC Yim, ST Ng, MU Hossain, JMW Wong - Buildings, 2018 - mdpi.com
Despite the fact that many novel initiatives have been put forward to reduce the carbon
emissions of buildings, there is still a lack of comprehensive investigation in analyzing a …

GHG emissions and energy consumption of residential buildings—A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Fan, C Fang - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2023 - Springer
Residential buildings generate significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and consume
energy throughout their life cycle. In recent years, research on GHG emissions and energy …

Uncovering the lifecycle GHG emissions and its reduction opportunities from the urban buildings: A case study of Macau

S Zhao, Q Song, H Duan, Z Wen, C Wang - Resources, Conservation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The building sector has become the main source of implicit greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions worldwide, and Macau is no exception. However, as yet, there is a lack of work to …

Comparative study of greenhouse gas emission calculations and the environmental impact in the life cycle assessment of buildings in China, Finland, and the United …

L Shi, X Qi, Z Yang, L Tao, Y Li, J Qiu, X Jiang - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The building sector is considered a leading contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions. With the implementation of China's 2030 carbon peak and 2060 carbon-neutral …

A longitudinal study on the carbon emissions of a new residential development

J Heinonen, A Säynäjoki, S Junnila - Sustainability, 2011 - mdpi.com
Buildings account for nearly 50% of all greenhouse gases globally. While this has been
widely recognized, the GHG mitigation strategies have traditionally concentrated on …

Assessment of carbon footprint in the construction phase of high-rise constructions in Tehran

T Jafary Nasab, SM Monavari, SA Jozi… - International journal of …, 2020 - Springer
This study, with the life-cycle approach, examines the carbon footprint of a residential tower
in the Tehran Metropolitan City in the construction phase. This paper assessed all sources of …

A dynamic life cycle carbon emission assessment on green and non-green buildings in China

X Wu, B Peng, B Lin - Energy and Buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
As most promoted solution of climate change, green buildings become more popular and
widely promoted in China recently. This paper compared the carbon emissions of green …

A scenario analysis of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of a new residential area

A Säynäjoki, J Heinonen, S Junnila - Environmental Research …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
While buildings are often credited as accounting for some 40% of the global greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions, the construction phase is typically assumed to account for only …

Assessing the greenhouse gas mitigation potential of urban precincts with hybrid life cycle assessment

M Yu, T Wiedmann, S Langdon - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
As the critical link between individual building and city, precinct represents an important
scale for urban planning, at which low-carbon strategies for urban built environment can be …

Life cycle energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of urban residential buildings in Guangzhou city

J Zhan, W Liu, F Wu, Z Li, C Wang - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon emissions are derived mainly from the building, industrial, and transport sectors.
Buildings are responsible for more than 40% of global energy use and for as much as 33 …