Decarbonization and circular economy in the sustainable development and renovation of buildings and neighbourhoods

P Mercader-Moyano, PM Esquivias - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the building sector has been turning towards intervening in the existing city
building stock. In fact, it is generally accepted that the refurbishment of buildings and the …

Integrated Geotechnical Approach and GIS for Identification of Geological Resources Exploitable Quarries for Sustainable Development in Ifni Inlier and Lakhssas …

MM Sebbab, A El Ouahidi, M Ousbih, S Ouboulahcen… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this paper is to identify, quantify and delineate the areas with suitable
aggregate resources in the Precambrian massif of Ifni and the limestone plateau of …

[HTML][HTML] Classification of Asphalt Pavement Defects for Sustainable Road Development Using a Novel Hybrid Technology Based on Clustering Deep Features

J Liang, Q Zhang, X Gu - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the rapid development of urbanization, the sustained and healthy development of
transportation infrastructure has become a widely discussed topic. The inspection and …

Innovative Imaging and Analysis Techniques for Quantifying Spalling Repair Materials in Concrete Pavements

J Cho, J Kang, Y Song, S Lee, J Yeon - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Traditional spalling repair on concrete pavement roads is labor-intensive. It involves traffic
blockages and the manual calculation of repair areas, leading to time-consuming processes …

An Innovative Fire-Resistant Lightweight Concrete Infill Wall Reinforced with Waste Glass

A Ghamari, A Powęzka, VK Kytinou, A Amini - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
In this paper, an innovative infill wall is proposed and examined experimentally and
parametrically. The proposed wall has an innovative design and is constructed with …

The Synergy between Bio-Aggregates and Industrial Waste in a Sustainable Cement Based Composite

CM Grădinaru, AA Șerbănoiu, R Muntean… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The effects of the fly ash and of the sunflower stalks and corn cobs within a cement-matrix
composite were studied under the aspects of density, compressive strength, splitting tensile …

Sunflower stalks versus corn cobs as raw materials for sustainable concrete

CM Grădinaru, AA Șerbănoiu, BV Șerbănoiu - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Concrete, the most common material in the building industry, involves the use of mineral
aggregates that represent an exhaustible resource, despite their large availability. For a …