Life cycle assessment of the building industry: An overview of two decades of research (1995–2018)

M Bahramian, K Yetilmezsoy - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon sequestration and storage potential of urban residential environment–A review

A Kinnunen, I Talvitie, J Ottelin, J Heinonen… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cities are hotspots of anthropogenic activity and consumption. Thus, the consumption-based
carbon footprints of their residents are pronounced. However, the beneficial climate impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping circular economy practices for steel, cement, glass, brick, insulation, and wood–A review for climate mitigation modeling

AT Lima, GM Kirkelund, Z Lu, R Mao, W Kunther… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Circular economy (CE) practices pave the way for the construction sector to become less
material-and carbon-intensive. However, for CE quantification by climate mitigation models …

[HTML][HTML] Achieving net-zero carbon emissions in construction supply chains–A multidimensional analysis of residential building systems

I Karlsson, J Rootzén, F Johnsson… - Developments in the Built …, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction sector accounts for approximately 25% of global CO 2 emissions. In this
paper, we provide a multidimensional assessment of the potential for greenhouse gas …

How can carbon be stored in the built environment? A review of potential options

M Kuittinen, C Zernicke, S Slabik… - Architectural science …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In order to reach carbon neutrality, GHG emissions from all sectors of society need to be
strongly reduced. This especially applies to the construction sector. For those emissions that …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the thermal and acoustic properties of materials for timber building construction

M Caniato, A Marzi, SM da Silva… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, there is a vast need to calculate performances of timber constructions. Usually,
simulations are implemented to predict buildings elements final performances. Here, the …

Long-span timber flooring systems: A systematic review from structural performance and design considerations to constructability and sustainability aspects

M Bazli, M Heitzmann, H Ashrafi - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The recent energy and environmental crises and corresponding regulations have increased
interest in replacing conventional materials with sustainable materials in construction. Due …

The climate change mitigation effect of bioenergy from sustainably managed forests in Central Europe

ED Schulze, CA Sierra, V Egenolf… - Gcb …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We compare sustainably managed with unmanaged forests in terms of their contribution to
climate change mitigation based on published data. For sustainably managed forests …

Development of a life cycle inventory database and life cycle impact assessment of the building demolition stage: A case study in Germany

R Ivanica, M Risse, G Weber-Blaschke… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The implementation of a circular economy in the construction sector is intended to reduce
the environmental impact as well as the construction and demolition (C&D) waste …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of bending performance for a separable CLT-concrete composite slab connected by notch connectors

SJ Pang, KS Ahn, S Jeong, GC Lee, HS Kim… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the bending performance of a separable cross-laminated timber (CLT)–
concrete composite slab for reducing environmental impact was investigated. The slab has …