DR Vieira, JL Calmon, FZ Coelho - Construction and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a methodology used to evaluate the potential environmental impact and the resources used throughout the life cycle of a product, ie, environmental …
O Ortiz, F Castells, G Sonnemann - Construction and building materials, 2009 - Elsevier
This review brings together research on life cycle assessment (LCA) applied within the building sector. More than ever, the construction industry is concerned with improving the …
The construction of new buildings requires the use of a substantial amount of materials, which have an associated embodied energy for manufacturing, transport, construction and …
In this paper, the environmental benefits or renewable energy systems are initially presented followed by a study of the thermal performance, economics and environmental protection …
Residential sector has been one key sector for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions due to its significant contribution to global warming. Researchers in different countries have …
X Zhang, L Shen, L Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
The generation of significant amount of emissions from building construction process has led the promotion of controlling emissions as an important strategy for implementing …
Purpose In the last decade, efforts have multiplied to develop and refine a framework for converting human-readable to machine-readable Environmental Product Declarations …
CK Chau, JM Xu, TM Leung, WY Ng - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Recently, greater attentions have been started to put on the end-of-life (EoL) phase of buildings. Recycling, reuse and incineration of deconstructed wastes can help relieve the …
JJ Michael, I Selvarasan - Solar energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The flat plate solar water heating system and solar photovoltaic (PV) system are two mature technologies available in the commercial market, which can decrease the residential energy …