The application of life cycle assessment in buildings: challenges, and directions for future research

A Fnais, Y Rezgui, I Petri, T Beach, J Yeung… - … International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose This paper reviews the state-of-the art research in life cycle assessment (LCA)
applied to buildings. It focuses on current research trends, and elaborates on gaps and …

Assessing the usability of blockchain for sustainability: Extending key themes to the construction industry

K Figueiredo, AWA Hammad, A Haddad… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) emerged as an innovative computer
technology capable of ensuring information security through encryption algorithms. In recent …

Comprehensive assessment of embodied environmental impacts of buildings using normalized environmental impact factors

B Cheng, K Lu, J Li, H Chen, X Luo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Buildings are responsible for many environmental issues during construction. Although
many studies have evaluated buildings' life cycle embodied environmental impacts (LCEEI) …

Sustainable material choice for construction projects: A Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment framework based on BIM and Fuzzy-AHP

K Figueiredo, R Pierott, AWA Hammad… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Construction professionals and researchers are increasingly looking for sustainable
solutions for buildings in a bid to reduce some of the negative impacts associated with the …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing building energy efficiency using a random forest model: A hybrid prediction approach

Y Liu, H Chen, L Zhang, Z Feng - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
The building envelope considerably influences building energy consumption. To enhance
the energy efficiency of buildings, this paper proposes an approach to predict building …

Interaction between thermal comfort, indoor air quality and ventilation energy consumption of educational buildings: A comprehensive review

LR Jia, J Han, X Chen, QY Li, CC Lee, YH Fung - Buildings, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thermal comfort and indoor air quality (IAQ) of educational buildings can affect students'
academic performance and well-being and are closely related to ventilation energy …

3D concrete printing sustainability: a comparative life cycle assessment of four construction method scenarios

M Mohammad, E Masad, SG Al-Ghamdi - Buildings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Three-dimensional concrete printing (3DCP) has become recognized as a possible
alternative to conventional concrete construction, mainly due to its potential to increase …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of circular materials: Comparative environmental analysis of materials and construction techniques

SA Khan, M Jassim, H Ilcan, O Sahin, İR Bayer… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of 3D printing in construction activities can help to reduce waste, lower energy
consumption, and minimize the environmental impact of building projects. As technology …

Optimal BIM and LCA integration approach for embodied environmental impact assessment

VWY Tam, Y Zhou, L Shen, KN Le - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
It has been widely acknowledged that applications of building information modeling (BIM)
can facilitate the effectiveness of embodied environmental impact assessment of buildings …

A review on life cycle cost analysis of buildings based on building information modeling

K Lu, X Deng, X Jiang, B Cheng, VWY Tam - Journal of Civil Engineering …, 2023 - jau.vgtu.lt
Life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) plays an essential role in the economic sustainability
assessment of buildings, and building information modeling (BIM) offers a potentially …