This paper provides a review on three streams of life cycle studies that have been frequently
applied to evaluate the environmental impacts of building construction with a major focus on …

This review summarizes and organizes the literature on life cycle assessment (LCA), life
cycle energy analysis (LCEA) and life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) studies carried out for …

This paper aims to explore how and where phase change materials (PCMs) are used in
passive latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) systems, and to present an overview of …

Approximately half of the annual global energy supply is consumed in constructing,
operating, and maintaining buildings. Because most of this energy comes from fossil fuels, it …

A recent study suggested that buildings globally consume up to 40% of energy and
responsible for half of world greenhouse gas emission. Introducing life cycle assessment …

Buildings demand energy in their life cycle right from its construction to demolition. Studies
on the total energy use during the life cycle are desirable to identify phases of largest energy …

Buildings use approximately 48% of global energy each year in their construction and
operation as embodied and operating energy. The embodied energy is used directly …

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 …

The implementation of the movement control order (MCO) to curb the spread of the 2019
novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) have influenced household energy consumption …

Buildings consume nearly 40% of global energy annually in their production, operation,
maintenance, replacement and demolition stages. Energy consumed in their life cycle …