A decade review of research trends using waste materials in the building and construction industry: a pathway towards a circular economy

R Haigh - Waste, 2023 - mdpi.com
The construction industry is among the most prominent contributors to global resource
consumption, waste production, and greenhouse gas emissions. A pivotal step toward …

Economic and environmental optimisation of waste cardboard kraft fibres in concrete using nondominated sorting genetic algorithm

R Haigh, Y Bouras, M Sandanayake, Z Vrcelj - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The depletion of natural resources is accelerating due to increased construction activities
across the world. The search for alternative materials used in concrete is becoming a …

Mass GGBFS concrete mixed with recycled aggregates as alkali-active substances: workability, temperature history and strength

Y Huo, J Huang, X Han, H Sun, T Liu, J Zhou, Y Yang - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study provides the results of an experiment on the possibility of using high-volume
ground granulated blast furnace slag (HVGGBFS)-based concrete as mass concrete. In …

Mix design optimization of waste-based aggregate concrete for natural resource utilization and global warming potential

V Shobeiri, B Bennett, T Xie, P Visintin - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Previous research has shown there is often a need to incorporate additional binders to
maintain mechanical properties when incorporating waste-based aggregates in concrete …

Comparative environmental assessment of low and high CaO fly ash in mass concrete mixtures for enhanced sustainability: Impact of fly ash type and transportation

CR Orozco, S Tangtermsirikul, T Sugiyama… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of fly ash type on the sustainability of concrete mixtures has yet to be quantified.
This study aims to assess the environmental impacts of low calcium oxide (CaO) and high …

Sustainable assessment of concrete structures using BIM–LCA–AHP integrated approach

MA Abdelaal, SM Seif, MM El-Tafesh, N Bahnas… - Environment …, 2023 - Springer
Recently, sustainability has become one of the most critical goals to be accomplished in the
construction industry to mitigate its environmental impacts, energy consumption, waste, and …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive data driven study of mechanical properties of concrete with waste-based aggregates: plastic, rubber, slag, glass and concrete

V Shobeiri, B Bennett, T Xie, P Visintin - Case Studies in Construction …, 2024 - Elsevier
In an attempt to reduce the consumption of natural resources, much research has focused
on the development of mix designs with waste aggregates. While this research has …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanical behaviour of waste plastic milk bottle fibres with surface modification using silica fume to supplement 10% cement in concrete materials

R Haigh - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The building construction industry's heavy reliance on concrete and cement-based
composites has given rise to pressing environmental challenges, including resource …

[HTML][HTML] An agile, intelligent and scalable framework for mix design optimization of green concrete incorporating recycled aggregates from precast rejects

Y Yu, GH Fang, R Kurda, AR Sabuj, XY Zhao - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent advances highlight the potential of low-carbon concrete using recycled aggregates
from precast rejects. This material, called precast recycled aggregate concrete (PRAC) …

Environmental and Economic Assessment of Eco-Concrete for Residential Buildings: A Case Study of Santiago de Cali (Colombia)

A Maury-Ramírez, N De Belie - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although the circular economy principles date back to the late 1960s, only with the recent
stimulus from the European Commission and the Ellen McArthur Foundation has this …