Carbon footprint of construction industry: A global review and supply chain analysis

NC Onat, M Kucukvar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper conducts a global review and a macro-level supply chain analysis focusing on
carbon footprint of construction industry worldwide for the period between 2009 and 2020 …

Energy efficient operation and modeling for greenhouses: A literature review

E Iddio, L Wang, Y Thomas, G McMorrow… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
With growing food demand worldwide, controlled environment agriculture is an important
strategy for crop production year-round. One of the important types of controlled environment …

Carbon emissions in China's urban residential building sector through 2060: A dynamic scenario simulation

T Huo, Y Ma, L Xu, W Feng, W Cai - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon-reduction effect of the urban residential building sector is crucial to the carbon
neutrality target. This study aims to explore the interaction mechanism among influencing …

Autonomous electric vehicles can reduce carbon emissions and air pollution in cities

T Ercan, NC Onat, N Keya, O Tatari, N Eluru… - … Research Part D …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy dependence on personal vehicle usage made the transportation sector a major
contributor to global climate change and air pollution in cities. In this study, we analyzed …

Key sustainability challenges for the global phosphorus resource, their implications for global food security, and options for mitigation

RB Chowdhury, GA Moore, AJ Weatherley… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Global food security is a priority for the future development agenda of the United Nations.
Given the high dependence of the modern global food production system on the continuous …

Conventional, hybrid, plug-in hybrid or electric vehicles? State-based comparative carbon and energy footprint analysis in the United States

NC Onat, M Kucukvar, O Tatari - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and hybrid electric
vehicles (HEVs) are often considered as better options in terms of greenhouse gas …

Systems thinking for life cycle sustainability assessment: A review of recent developments, applications, and future perspectives

NC Onat, M Kucukvar, A Halog, S Cloutier - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Tracking the environmental impacts of production, use, and disposal of products (eg, goods,
and services) have been an important issue in the global economy. Although Life Cycle …

Using system dynamics to analyse key factors influencing China's energy-related CO2 emissions and emission reduction scenarios

H Yang, X Li, L Ma, Z Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Considering the complexity and dynamicity of national energy-related CO 2 emissions, it is
necessary to analyse the influencing factors and evaluate the possible impact of relevant …

Develo** a common approach for classifying building stock energy models

J Langevin, JL Reyna, S Ebrahimigharehbaghi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Buildings contribute 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions; therefore, strategies that can
substantially reduce emissions from the building stock are key components of broader efforts …

Building information modeling (BIM) driven carbon emission reduction research: a 14-year bibliometric analysis

Z Liu, P Li, F Wang, M Osmani, P Demian - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Governments across the world are taking actions to address the high carbon emissions
associated with the construction industry, and to achieve the long-term goals of the Paris …