Abstract Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a robust methodology that assesses the
environmental impacts of product systems. However, assessing its outcomes is not always …

Improvements in the design of energy efficient houses lead to the increase of environmental
impact in construction and demolition phases, creating a need to investigate the use of …

Purpose The aim of this research is to assess the sustainability performance of different
concrete and stone walls being used in residential buildings in Malaysia in terms of …

In recent years, net zero energy building has becoming a trend in the building industry, with
the aim to reach a carbon-neutral goal by 2050. Building codes, regulations, directives, and …

Resilience can be interpreted as the capacity to overcome sudden negative events,
including those caused by environmental impacts, by minimizing their effects. Through the …

Today, increasingly more attention is given to reduction of the negative impacts of human
activities on the surrounding environment during different stages of a building life cycle …

This study aims to present a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) for comprehensive
performance evaluation of the alternative design of timber–concrete composite (TCC) floor …

The definition of small and medium industries varies from country to country and is governed
by economic and industrial circumstances. Some of the criteria used to determine the type of …

The automotive industry comprises all sectors of the design, development, and production
as well as marketing and selling of vehicles. Iran's automotive industries possess the largest …

The building sector is affected by a significant confusion between the concepts of
sustainability and energetic efficiency: indeed, both the paradigms have the aim of …