A conceptual framework for understanding the contribution of building materials in the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

MAB Omer, T Noguchi - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 169 targets have been
considered in multidisciplinary approaches worldwide. Whereas, several environmental …

Green buildings as a necessity for sustainable environment development: dilemmas and challenges

CC Bungau, T Bungau, IF Prada, MF Prada - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sustainable development encompasses numerous development goals and strategies, with
green buildings (GBs) being among the implementations of this concept. The development …

A review on simulation-based optimization methods applied to building performance analysis

AT Nguyen, S Reiter, P Rigo - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Recent progress in computer science and stringent requirements of the design of “greener”
buildings put forwards the research and applications of simulation-based optimization …

A life cycle thinking framework to mitigate the environmental impact of building materials

B Huang, X Gao, X Xu, J Song, Y Geng, J Sarkis… - One Earth, 2020 - cell.com
Urbanization and population growth have contributed to a tripling of building material
consumption from 2000 to 2017. Building materials have a range of environmental impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress on BIM-based sustainable buildings: State of the art review

NF Arenas, M Shafique - Developments in the Built Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, the planet has been negatively impacted by the construction industry due
to the development of various infrastructures. Thus, it became one of the most polluting …

Critical analysis of green building research trend in construction journals

A Darko, APC Chan - Habitat International, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent years, green building (GB) has become the flagship of sustainable development,
leading to a number of published works on the topic. This paper examines GB research …

Algorithms for optimization of building design: A review

V Machairas, A Tsangrassoulis, K Axarli - Renewable and sustainable …, 2014 - Elsevier
Building design is quite a complicated task with the design team trying to counterbalance
various antagonistic parameters, which in turn are subject to various constraints. Due to this …

Sustainable building material selection: An integrated multi-criteria large group decision making framework

ZS Chen, LL Yang, KS Chin, Y Yang, W Pedrycz… - Applied Soft …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past decades, the rapid urbanisation has driven the prosperity of building industry,
which, however, has led to the consumption of enormous amounts of energy and resources …

Sustainable energy performances of green buildings: A review of current theories, implementations and challenges

AH GhaffarianHoseini, ND Dahlan, U Berardi… - … and sustainable energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study targets to elucidate the essence of sustainability in green building design
implementations. In this regard, the study draws attention to the sustainable energy …

Practices and effectiveness of building information modelling in construction projects in China

D Cao, G Wang, H Li, M Skitmore, T Huang… - Automation in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Based on an investigation of 106 projects involving the use of building information modelling
(BIM), this paper examines current BIM practices in China, and assesses how various …