Buildings as a global carbon sink
G Churkina, A Organschi, CPO Reyer, A Ruff… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The anticipated growth and urbanization of the global population over the next several
decades will create a vast demand for the construction of new housing, commercial …
decades will create a vast demand for the construction of new housing, commercial …
Taking stock of built environment stock studies: Progress and prospects
Built environment stocks (buildings and infrastructures) play multiple roles in our socio-
economic metabolism: they serve as the backbone of modern societies and human well …
economic metabolism: they serve as the backbone of modern societies and human well …
EUBUCCO v0. 1: European building stock characteristics in a common and open database for 200+ million individual buildings
Building stock management is becoming a global societal and political issue, inter alia
because of growing sustainability concerns. Comprehensive and openly accessible building …
because of growing sustainability concerns. Comprehensive and openly accessible building …
A life cycle thinking framework to mitigate the environmental impact of building materials
Urbanization and population growth have contributed to a tripling of building material
consumption from 2000 to 2017. Building materials have a range of environmental impacts …
consumption from 2000 to 2017. Building materials have a range of environmental impacts …
Modelling global material stocks and flows for residential and service sector buildings towards 2050
Residential buildings and service sector buildings have an important contribution to climate
change, directly via energy use in these buildings and indirectly through construction …
change, directly via energy use in these buildings and indirectly through construction …
Structural material demand and associated embodied carbon emissions of the United States building stock: 2020–2100
This study uses material flow analysis to estimate the material stocks and flows and
associated upfront embodied carbon emissions for gravity building structural systems in the …
associated upfront embodied carbon emissions for gravity building structural systems in the …
Global construction materials database and stock analysis of residential buildings between 1970-2050
Huge material stocks are embedded in the residential built environment. These materials
have the potential to be a source of secondary materials, an important consideration for the …
have the potential to be a source of secondary materials, an important consideration for the …
Develo** an urban resource cadaster for circular economy: A case of Odense, Denmark
The significant amount of secondary materials stocked in products, buildings, and
infrastructures has directed increasing attention to urban mining and circular economy …
infrastructures has directed increasing attention to urban mining and circular economy …
Product stage embodied greenhouse gas reductions in single-family dwellings: Drivers of greenhouse gas emissions and variability between Toronto, Perth, and …
Reducing embodied greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the construction of buildings is
increasingly recognized as necessary to meet medium-and long-term climate targets. The …
increasingly recognized as necessary to meet medium-and long-term climate targets. The …
Develo** Regenerate: A circular economy engagement tool for the assessment of new and existing buildings
The transition toward a circular economy (CE) is key in decarbonizing the built environment.
Despite this, knowledge of—and engagement with—CE philosophies remains limited within …
Despite this, knowledge of—and engagement with—CE philosophies remains limited within …