Construction and demolition waste management (CDWM) is a grand challenge on a global
scale. Traditional CDWM has heavily relied on anthropological approaches, which may …

Existing building stocks (BS) were not designed or constructed with circular economic (CE)
strategies. Hence, recycling is vital in enabling CE in such BS. However, the lack of …

Urban development will increase the demand for new buildings expected to cause
significant environmental impacts in the coming decades. Spatiotemporal prediction for new …

Embodied carbon emissions (ECE) from in-use steel stocks (IUSS) are crucial for urban
sustainability and climate goals, yet relevant spatiotemporal information is still lacking. This …

In this study, MFA and LCA are coupled in a prospective analysis of the environmental
impact of a building stock at a Danish university campus. The existing buildings are mapped …

The rational use of materials is the key to urban sustainable development. The research of
urban metabolism in the field of industrial ecology can provide effective insights for this goal …

To combat global climate change requires fast deployment of photovoltaics (PV), especially
for Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. However, PV systems are highly material …

Residential building material stock constitutes a significant part of the built environment,
providing crucial shelter and habitat services. The hypothesis concerning stock mass and …

China built the longest high-speed railway system by consuming massive construction
materials. However, characterization material metabolism in HSR system remains less …

Circular economy is seen as an opportunity of overcoming the traditional linear model of
consumption and production based on the “take-make-dispose” model, in favour of a more …