The application of life cycle assessment in buildings: challenges, and directions for future research
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 …
applied to buildings. It focuses on current research trends, and elaborates on gaps and …
[HTML][HTML] Tackling uncertainty in life cycle assessments for the built environment: A review
A bstract The building and construction sectors contribute around 38% of global energy-
related carbon emissions. LCA plays an important role in environmental assessments of …
related carbon emissions. LCA plays an important role in environmental assessments of …
[HTML][HTML] A framework using BIM and digital twins in facilitating LCSA for buildings
The building and construction industry generates 40% of annual global CO2 emissions,
aside from other environmental and social impacts, while it contributes to economic and …
aside from other environmental and social impacts, while it contributes to economic and …
Challenges and opportunities for integrating BIM and LCA: Methodological choices and framework development
K Safari, H AzariJafari - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
The main objectives of this review are to identify the advanced strategies and research gaps
in the integration of BIM-LCA approaches and to propose research opportunities for …
in the integration of BIM-LCA approaches and to propose research opportunities for …
Life cycle cost assessment and multi-criteria decision analysis of environment-friendly building insulation materials-A review
J Zhao, S Li - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
The effective application of solid waste in building insulation materials is of great
significance to the global economic and social development, because energy shortages and …
significance to the global economic and social development, because energy shortages and …
Life cycle assessment under uncertainty: a scoping review
Z Barahmand, MS Eikeland - World, 2022 - mdpi.com
Today, life cycle assessment (LCA) is the most widely used approach to model and calculate
the environmental impacts of products and processes. The results of LCAs are often said to …
the environmental impacts of products and processes. The results of LCAs are often said to …
BIM-based approach for the integrated assessment of life cycle carbon emission intensity and life cycle costs
Y Zhang, X Jiang, C Cui, M Skitmore - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The construction industry is well known for generating a large amount of carbon emissions
and this, together with huge costs of buildings during their life cycle, seriously affects its …
and this, together with huge costs of buildings during their life cycle, seriously affects its …
[HTML][HTML] What is the optimal robust environmental and cost-effective solution for building renovation? Not the usual one
Buildings are responsible for a large share of CO 2 emissions in the world. Building
renovation is crucial to decrease the environmental impact and meet the United Nations …
renovation is crucial to decrease the environmental impact and meet the United Nations …
[HTML][HTML] Life cycle analysis of GHG emissions from the building retrofitting: The case of a Norwegian office building
M Rabani, HB Madessa, M Ljungström, L Aamodt… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Through a systematic study, this paper conducted a life cycle assessment (LCA) consisting
of evaluation of both embodied and operational emissions of different building retrofitting …
of evaluation of both embodied and operational emissions of different building retrofitting …
Sustainability of building materials: Embodied energy and embodied carbon of masonry
The growing attention to sustainability and life cycle issues by European and international
policies has recently encouraged the adoption, in the construction sector, of environmental …
policies has recently encouraged the adoption, in the construction sector, of environmental …