A review of trends and drivers of greenhouse gas emissions by sector from 1990 to 2018
Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be traced to five economic sectors: energy,
industry, buildings, transport and AFOLU (agriculture, forestry and other land uses). In this …
industry, buildings, transport and AFOLU (agriculture, forestry and other land uses). In this …
[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the evidence on decoupling of GDP, resource use and GHG emissions, part II: synthesizing the insights
Strategies toward ambitious climate targets usually rely on the concept of'decoupling'; that is,
they aim at promoting economic growth while reducing the use of natural resources and …
they aim at promoting economic growth while reducing the use of natural resources and …
Drivers and barriers towards circular economy in the building sector: Stakeholder interviews and analysis of five European countries policies and practices
Circular economy has become central in the European policy arena, and the Member States
have promoted a number of initiatives and programs to shift from their traditional linear …
have promoted a number of initiatives and programs to shift from their traditional linear …
Global socioeconomic material stocks rise 23-fold over the 20th century and require half of annual resource use
Human-made material stocks accumulating in buildings, infrastructure, and machinery play
a crucial but underappreciated role in shaping the use of material and energy resources …
a crucial but underappreciated role in shaping the use of material and energy resources …
The sponge effect and carbon emission mitigation potentials of the global cement cycle
Cement plays a dual role in the global carbon cycle like a sponge: its massive production
contributes significantly to present-day global anthropogenic CO2 emissions, yet its …
contributes significantly to present-day global anthropogenic CO2 emissions, yet its …
Taking stock of built environment stock studies: Progress and prospects
Built environment stocks (buildings and infrastructures) play multiple roles in our socio-
economic metabolism: they serve as the backbone of modern societies and human well …
economic metabolism: they serve as the backbone of modern societies and human well …
[HTML][HTML] Prospects for a saturation of humanity's resource use? An analysis of material stocks and flows in nine world regions from 1900 to 2035
Material stocks in infrastructure, buildings and machinery shape current and future resource
use and emissions. Analyses of specific countries and selected materials suggest that …
use and emissions. Analyses of specific countries and selected materials suggest that …
Modelling global material stocks and flows for residential and service sector buildings towards 2050
Residential buildings and service sector buildings have an important contribution to climate
change, directly via energy use in these buildings and indirectly through construction …
change, directly via energy use in these buildings and indirectly through construction …
[HTML][HTML] Integrating material stock dynamics into economy-wide material flow accounting: concepts, modelling, and global application for 1900–2050
Assessing progress towards environmental sustainability requires a robust and systematic
knowledge base. Economy-wide material flow accounting (ew-MFA) is an established …
knowledge base. Economy-wide material flow accounting (ew-MFA) is an established …
Towards a more circular construction sector: Estimating and spatialising current and future non-structural material replacement flows to maintain urban building stocks
A Stephan, A Athanassiadis - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2018 - Elsevier
Humans are extracting and consuming unprecedented quantities of materials from the
earth's crust. The construction sector and the built environment are major drivers of this …
earth's crust. The construction sector and the built environment are major drivers of this …