Recycling waste materials to produce self-sensing concretes for smart and sustainable structures: A review

GH Nalon, RF Santos, GES de Lima… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The construction industry is currently facing the great challenge of applying sustainable
materials with suitable mechanical properties and durability performance. Among the …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing information standards for automated construction waste quantification and classification

S Sivashanmugam, S Rodriguez, FP Rahimian… - Automation in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurate quantification and detailed classification of construction waste are paramount to
improving their management. Over the last decades, various quantification models have …

Estimating construction waste generation in the Greater Bay Area, China using machine learning

W Lu, J Lou, C Webster, F Xue, Z Bao, B Chi - Waste management, 2021 - Elsevier
Reliable construction waste generation data is a prerequisite for any evidence-based waste
management effort, but such data remains scarce in many developing economies owing to …

Effects of circular economy policies on the environment and sustainable growth: Worldwide research

E Abad-Segura, AB Fuente, MD González-Zamar… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The challenge of transitioning from a linear to a circular economy model is still ongoing and
requires the development and application of new knowledge, leading to innovative …

Analysis of the socio-economic and environmental impacts of construction waste and management practices

S Tafesse, YE Girma, E Dessalegn - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
This study aims to analyze the significant socioeconomic and environmental impacts of
construction waste and to indicate management strategies. An extensive review of the …

BIM-based automated construction waste estimation algorithms: The case of concrete and drywall waste streams

BC Guerra, A Bakchan, F Leite, KM Faust - Waste Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Globally, the growth of construction activities over the past years has resulted in large
quantities of waste generation. Much of this waste is not reused or recycled and is …

Promoting effective construction and demolition waste management towards sustainable development: A case study of Hong Kong

Z Wu, ATW Yu, CS Poon - Sustainable Development, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Construction and demolition (C&D) waste accounts for a large proportion of solid waste, thus
effective C&D waste management is essential for promoting sustainable development. In …

Eco-friendly mortars with addition of ornamental stone waste-A mathematical model approach for granulometric optimization

LF Amaral, GCG Delaqua, M Nicolite… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing production of cementitious materials is generating considerable
environmental impacts related to uncontrolled extraction of natural raw material for use as …

Estimation of construction waste generation based on an improved on-site measurement and SVM-based prediction model: A case of commercial buildings in China

R Hu, K Chen, W Chen, Q Wang, H Luo - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Estimation of construction waste generation (CWG) at the field scale is a crucial but
challenging task for effective construction waste management (CWM). Extant field-scale …

The technology-environment relationship revisited: Evidence from the impact of prefabrication on reducing construction waste

R Hu, K Chen, W Fang, L Zheng, J Xu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The impact of technology on the environment in the context of improving the economy is
highly valued. However, the large-scale, industry-specific investigation of technology as a …