The application of life cycle assessment in buildings: challenges, and directions for future research

A Fnais, Y Rezgui, I Petri, T Beach, J Yeung… - … International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose This paper reviews the state-of-the art research in life cycle assessment (LCA)
applied to buildings. It focuses on current research trends, and elaborates on gaps and …

A comprehensive review of energy-efficient lighting technologies and trends

OK Olajiga, EC Ani, ZQ Sikhakane… - Engineering Science & …, 2024 - fepbl.com
Energy-efficient lighting technologies have undergone significant advancements in recent
years, driving a transformation in the lighting industry. This comprehensive review explores …

Construction 4.0, Industry 4.0, and Building Information Modeling (BIM) for sustainable building development within the smart city

Y Chen, D Huang, Z Liu, M Osmani, P Demian - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
At present, the smart city offers the most desired state of urban development, encompassing,
as it does, the concept of sustainable development. The creation of a smart city is closely …

Exploring building information modeling (bim) and internet of things (iot) integration for sustainable building

Y Chen, X Wang, Z Liu, J Cui, M Osmani, P Demian - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sustainable development, which has become the priority study of architectural design, is
receiving increasing attention with global climate change. At the same time, the building …

[HTML][HTML] Assessments of users' interactions with energy-efficient solutions: A systematic review

Z Ekim, P Mattsson, R Bernardo - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite new energy-efficient technologies in buildings, discrepancies between predicted
and actual energy use continue to occur, mainly due to the complexity and variability of …

What is the “DNA” of healthy buildings? A critical review and future directions

H Liu, X Xu, VWY Tam, P Mao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, buildings that provide improved performance have
aroused extensive discussion. Nowadays, the connotation of healthy building is becoming …

Sustainable passive design for building performance of healthy built environment in the Lingnan area

B Li, W Guo, X Liu, Y Zhang, PJ Russell, MA Schnabel - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Having a healthy built environment becomes increasingly important, especially under the
effects of COVID-19. This paper intends to combine sustainable goals based on climate …

Performance and energy optimization of building automation and management systems: Towards smart sustainable carbon-neutral sports facilities

M Elnour, F Fadli, Y Himeur, I Petri, Y Rezgui… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sports facilities (SFs) consume massive energy given their unique demand profiles and
operation requirements. Intelligent and effective solutions are necessary to tackle the matter …

Evaluation platform for sustainable operation of stadiums integrating multidimensional data: Based on a multifunctional perspective

S Tang, Z Fan, X Zong, D Zhang, M Liu - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
The sustainable construction and operation of large stadiums has been widely recognized
as an important goal. Existing building sustainability evaluation criteria mainly focused on …

Opportunities in the sustainable built environment: perspectives on human-centric approaches

CS Goh, HY Chong - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change and natural disasters have brought threats to humanity greater than ever.
The built environment is a critical part of the climate action plan in terms of its resilience and …