Land-use carbon emissions and built environment characteristics: A city-level quantitative analysis in emerging economies

Y Ou, Z Bao, ST Ng, W Song, K Chen - Land Use Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization and subsequent urban land expansions have led to land use changes,
emerging as a prominent source of anthropogenic carbon emissions in the developing …

Managing carbon emissions in construction: Current status and emerging trends

Y Zhao, CZ Li, GQ Shen, Y Teng, H Wu, R Liu - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2025 - Elsevier
Climate change, generally accepted to have been brought about by human-generated
carbon emissions, represents an existential threat to the environment. Therefore, as a …

[HTML][HTML] Lifecycle carbon footprints of buildings and sustainability pathways in China

Y Zhou, X Yu, X Zhang - Carbon Footprints, 2024 - oaepublish.com
Abstract The Paris Agreement, with a 2 C temperature increase baseline and a 1.5 C target
temperature increase, imposes challenges to the sustainability of buildings. However, as an …

Carbon emissions accounting and estimation of carbon reduction potential in the operation phase of residential areas based on digital twin

A Zhang, F Wang, H Li, B Pang, J Yang - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The carbon emissions of the construction industry have raised a lot of concern as it
contributes about one third of global carbon emissions. Among them, the operation of …

A novel lightweight CF decision-making approach for highway reconstruction and operation

Z Fang, F Jiang, J Yan, Q Lu, L Chen, J Tang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Road infrastructure is a major emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs), contributing significantly
to the overall carbon emissions of many countries. Due to their importance in the life-cycle …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative study on carbon emissions of modified recycled asphalt mixture based on life cycle assessment method

X Liu, L Deng, H Zhang, J Yu - Developments in the Built Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The recycled asphalt technology is considered to have environmental sustainability
prospects due to the resource conservation of old material recycling. Nonetheless, how to …

The Role of BIM in Managing Risks in Sustainability of Bridge Projects: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

DM Ahmad, L Gáspár, Z Bencze, RA Maya - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
With the significant and rapid growth observed in bridge projects worldwide, the associated
environmental, economic, and social concerns are on the rise. A systematic review of bridge …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing Sustainability in Bridge Projects: A Framework Integrating Risk Analysis and BIM with LCSA According to ISO Standards

DM Ahmad, L Gáspár, RA Maya - Applied Sciences, 2025 - mdpi.com
Building bridges sustainably is essential for advancing infrastructure development and
ensuring long-term environmental, social, and economic viability. This study presents a …

Learning from Past Research for a Green Future: Harnessing Organic and Genetically Enhanced Trees to Reduce Construction-Induced CO2 Emissions

Z Khan, M Ali - Engineering Proceedings, 2023 - mdpi.com
In today's world, GHG emissions, especially CO2, drive rapid global warming. Construction
significantly contributes to this by emitting CO2. Plants have long been recognized for their …

Life Cycle Analysis in the Context of Smart Cities

C Berville, C Croitoru, F Bode - E3S Web of Conferences, 2025 - e3s-conferences.org
The transformation of urban areas into smart cities integrates advanced technologies to
enhance efficiency, sustainability and liveability. In this study, we employed a systematic …