Human capital development, attractions of sustainable living standards and renewed concerns for the planet have redirected city planners to a new frontier: the creation of …
Buildings are major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and contributors to the climate crisis. To meet climate-change mitigation needs, one must go beyond operational …
There is increasing interest in the study of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of buildings, which entails an estimate of the potential environmental impacts and resource use of buildings …
Recent research indicates that circular economy practices have the potential to provide significant environmental benefits. In particular, recycling has been associated with …
This paper provides a review on three streams of life cycle studies that have been frequently applied to evaluate the environmental impacts of building construction with a major focus on …
An overview of current status of the available literature on Life Cycle Energy, Life Cycle Greenhouse gasses, and Conventional Life Cycle Assessment of commercial and …
The carbon emissions associated with the built environment represent the dominant fraction of the total carbon footprint of society. As a result of the intense debate over how to address …
This review summarizes and organizes the literature on life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle energy analysis (LCEA) and life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) studies carried out for …
With global increase in construction and demolition, recycling of construction debris as an aggregate can be a vital step towards achieving sustainability in concrete construction …