[HTML][HTML] Circular Economy strategies for concrete: implementation and integration

ATM Marsh, APM Velenturf, SA Bernal - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Concrete is the world's most widely-used anthropogenic material, and Circular Economy
strategies will be key to addressing the myriad challenges that face its use today and into the …

A Review of the Performance and Benefits of Mass Timber as an Alternative to Concrete and Steel for Improving the Sustainability of Structures

J Abed, S Rayburg, J Rodwell, M Neave - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The construction industry represents one of the greatest contributors to atmospheric
emissions of CO2 and anthropogenic climate change, largely resulting from the production …

Durability and protection of mass timber structures: A review

S Ayanleye, K Udele, V Nasir, X Zhang… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mass timber (MT), a group of large engineered structural wooden panels such as cross-
laminated timber (CLT), glue-laminated timber (Glulam), laminated veneer lumber (LVL) …

PESTEL analysis of the development of the waste-to-energy incineration industry in China

J Song, Y Sun, L Jin - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
With the upgrading of living standards and rapid urbanization throughout the world,
municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment has become a ubiquitous environmental issue …

Circular economy strategies in modern timber construction as a potential response to climate change

M Ghobadi, SME Sepasgozar - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims to present recent circular economy (CE) cases used for modern methods of
timber construction (MMTC) and examine the CE strategies in this context. The research …

[HTML][HTML] Flexible and transportable robotic timber construction platform–TIM

HJ Wagner, M Alvarez, O Kyjanek, Z Bhiri… - Automation in …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new approach to robotic fabrication in the building industry through
the conceptualization, development and evaluation of a largescale, transportable and …

Life cycle performance of Cross Laminated Timber mid-rise residential buildings in Australia

A Jayalath, S Navaratnam, T Ngo, P Mendis… - Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Engineering wood products have significant potential as a sustainable alternative for
concrete and steel in construction. Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) can add value to …

The embodied carbon of mass timber and concrete buildings in Australia: An uncertainty analysis

M Robati, P Oldfield - Building and environment, 2022 - Elsevier
This research uses uncertainty analysis to determine and compare the range of embodied
carbon outcomes of mid-rise mass timber and concrete buildings in Australia. In doing so, it …

[HTML][HTML] Land availability in Europe for a radical shift toward bio-based construction

V Göswein, J Reichmann, G Habert, F Pittau - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The renovation and construction of buildings presents an opportunity for climate change
mitigation in urban environments. Bio-based construction is particularly promising since the …

Comparative BIM-based Life Cycle Assessment of Uruguayan timber and concrete-masonry single-family houses in design stage

B Soust-Verdaguer, C Llatas, L Moya - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of wood and engineered wood products is today considered an opportunity for the
mitigation of negative building environmental impacts, such as greenhouse gas emissions …