Housing is a fundamental human need, yet access remains a significant challenge in Africa,
particularly for low-income families. Rapid urbanization exacerbates this issue, highlighting …

This study examines the integration of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a crucial decision-
making tool in by-product recovery studies within the construction sector. Unlike …

Owing to climate change and its effects, interest has grown in finding alternative building
materials to improve the energy efficiency of building envelopes and reduce CO2 emissions …

Creating a comfortable indoor environment in education buildings is an important design
objective. Climate change has resulted in rising summer indoor temperatures in the severe …

Due to the effects of climate change, diminishing natural resources, and continuous
urbanization, there is an increasing need for buildings to be more sustainable. This study …

In large parts of the global South, conventional methods of treating plastic waste including:
recycling, banning of single use plastics, extended producer responsibility systems, and …

Increasing global temperature points to the need to combat the intense heat in tropical
regions. Mechanical cooling systems are one of the main ways to address this challenge …

In hot summer and cold winter areas, the humid and sultry summer and rainy season
problems have long affected the health of residents. Through a questionnaire survey and …

Plastic bottles package a multitude of commodities consumed worldwide. Upon
consumption of the commodity, the disposed plastic bottles accumulate as waste, having …

The globe requires more sustainable materials for coming generations to fulfill their needs.
Research shows that recycling of wastepaper is negligible in Pakistan as compared to …