OpenBIM-based assessment for social cost of carbon through building life cycle

K Lu, X Deng - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Buildings produce many carbon emissions in their life cycle, which leads to global warming,
human disease, ecosystem destruction, and food shortages. These harms are translated …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) and energy assessment of the production and use of windows in residential buildings

Z Kowalczyk, S Twardowski, M Malinowski… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
There is an observable scarcity of comprehensive research results comparing the
environmental damage associated with both the production of windows and their …

Thermophysical properties of larch bark composite panels

L Kristak, I Ruziak, EM Tudor, MC Barbu, G Kain… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The effects of using 100% larch bark (Larix decidua Mill) as a raw material for composite
boards on the thermophysical properties of this innovative material were investigated in this …

[HTML][HTML] Considering critical building materials for embodied carbon emissions in buildings: A machine learning-based prediction model and tool

S Su, Z Zang, J Yuan, X Pan, M Shan - Case Studies in Construction …, 2024 - Elsevier
Construction activities discharge considerable carbon emissions, causing serious
environmental problems and gaining increasing attention. For the large-scale construction …

Assessment of the feasibility of implementing shower heat exchangers in residential buildings based on users' energy saving preferences

S Kordana-Obuch, M Starzec, D Słyś - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
In Poland, domestic hot water is heated mainly using fossil fuel energy sources. Such an
approach results in the depletion of natural resources, pollution of the atmosphere and …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental Assessment of Energy System Upgrades in Public Buildings

S Bodziacki, M Malinowski, S Famielec… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The use of fossil fuel-based energy systems that provide heat and electricity to a building
has adverse environmental impacts. These impacts can be mitigated, to a certain extent …

An Environmental Assessment of Heat Pumps in Poland

S Sewastianik, A Gajewski - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Greenhouse gas emissions are regarded as the cause of the rise in mean Earth
temperature, the further increase of which may cause dramatic irreversible global changes …

[HTML][HTML] A BIM-based Tool for Embodied Carbon Assessment using a Construction Classification System

S Parece, R Resende, V Rato - Developments in the Built Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is widely accepted for evaluating a building's
environmental footprint. Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become the go-to strategy …

An Integrated Building Information Modeling and Life-Cycle Assessment Approach to Facilitate Design Decisions on Sustainable Building Projects in Canada

P Namaki, BS Vegesna, S Bigdellou, R Chen, Q Chen - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the context of the digital and sustainable transformation of building projects, the integrated
approach of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and life-cycle assessment (LCA) has been …

Thermal-Mass and Microbiological Analysis of Forced Air Flow through the Stone Heat Accumulator Bed

S Kurpaska, K Wolny-Koładka, M Malinowski… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heat storage in systems integrated with renewable energy sources in facilities can reduce
the consumption of fossil fuels, cut maintenance costs, and decrease greenhouse gas …