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 …

Implementation of life cycle assessment (LCA) in the procurement process of buildings: a systematic literature review

M Scherz, AA Wieser, A Passer, H Kreiner - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The construction industry adds a high share to global CO2 emissions and, thus, to the global
climate crisis. Future buildings need to be planned, constructed, operated, and …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative life cycle assessment study with uncertainty analysis of cement treated base (CTB) pavement layers containing recycled asphalt pavement …

S Bressi, M Primavera, J Santos - Resources, conservation and recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Cement Treated Base (CTB) is a mixture of aggregates, Portland cement and water
that hardens through curing to create a strong and durable material that is widely used as a …

[HTML][HTML] Embodied carbon in construction materials: a framework for quantifying data quality in EPDs

B Waldman, M Huang, K Simonen - Buildings & cities, 2020 - journal-buildingscities.org
Embodied carbon constitutes a significant portion of a building's greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions and is a key challenge for the construction and real estate sectors. Embodied …

Climate change mitigation investigating asphalt pavement solutions made up of plastomeric compounds

F Russo, R Veropalumbo, C Oreto - Resources, Conservation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aiming to mitigate climate change effects associated with the construction of asphalt
pavements, two different polymers, namely a plastomeric compound (PC) and a graphene …

Eco-efficiency assessment of long-life asphalt pavement technologies

W Chen, XX Yuan - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive eco-efficiency assessment for six promising long-life
asphalt pavement (LLAP) designs as a structural system, including the full-depth (FD), thick …

Digital Data Management Practices for Effective Embodied Carbon Estimation: A Systematic Evaluation of Barriers for Adoption in the Building Sector

G Jayathilaka, N Thurairajah, A Rathnasinghe - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The pervasive impact of industrialisation on our daily existence has precipitated carbon
emissions that demand critical attention. Although international conventions and scholarly …

An evaluation of the impact of databases on end-of-life embodied carbon estimation

A Blay-Armah, A Bahadori-Jahromi, A Mylona… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growing awareness of the need to minimise greenhouse gas (GHG) and mitigate
climate change has resulted in a greater focus on the embodied carbon (EC) of construction …

Building sustainability through a novel exploration of dynamic LCA uncertainty: Overview and state of the art

H Hosamo, GBA Coelho, E Buvik, S Drissi… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Life Cycle Assessment is necessary for evaluating the environmental impacts of
buildings throughout their life cycle, considering factors such as energy consumption …

Integration of life cycle assessment into planning and project delivery for pavements in the USA

M Rangelov, H Dylla, J Davies… - The International Journal …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Environmental impacts are typically considered in transportation decisions through
planning and environmental review processes. Recent state-level legislation in the USA …