An LCA-BIM integrated model for carbon-emission calculation of prefabricated buildings

H Gao, D Wang, X Du, Z Zhao - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon emissions from the building sector account for around half of China's national CEs
and have been the obstacle to reaching China's two-carbon goal. However, whether the …

Managerial areas of construction and demolition waste: A scientometric review

J Chen, Y Su, H Si, J Chen - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2018 - mdpi.com
In past decades, the massive generation of construction and demolition waste (CDW) was
increasingly threatening the public environment and humanity health worldwide. A large …

Holistic life-cycle accounting of carbon emissions of prefabricated buildings using LCA and BIM

X Li, W **e, L Xu, L Li, CY Jim, T Wei - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Prefabricated concrete building (PCB) can save resources, reduce construction, improve
quality, and reduce pollution. Understanding PCB environmental benefits versus traditional …

Αn integrated life cycle assessment and life cycle costing approach towards sustainable building renovation via a dynamic online tool

V Apostolopoulos, I Mamounakis, A Seitaridis… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Building stock retrofitting is essential to achieve the ambitious sustainability goals of the
building sector due to its high energy consumption rates. The evaluation of the various …

Exploring the trends in construction and demolition waste (C&DW) research: A scientometric analysis approach

A Nawaz, J Chen, X Su - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose The study aims at (i) summarizing construction waste management studies from
2013 to 2022;(ii) understanding the current state of the body of knowledge, as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Setting baselines of the embodied, operational and whole life carbon emissions of the average Spanish residential building

B Izaola, O Akizu-Gardoki, X Oregi - Sustainable Production and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The construction sector, responsible for 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions and 36%
of global energy consumption, is transitioning towards a low-carbon and low-energy model …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a carbon emissions analysis framework using building information modeling and life cycle assessment for the construction of hospital projects

K Lu, X Jiang, VWY Tam, M Li, H Wang, B **a, Q Chen - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Buildings produce a large amount of carbon emissions in their life cycle, which intensifies
greenhouse-gas effects and has become a great threat to the survival of humans and other …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental benchmarking of building typologies through BIM-based combinatorial case studies

A Martínez-Rocamora, C Rivera-Gómez… - Automation in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Integrated life-cycle assessment (LCA) tools have emerged as decision-making support for
BIM practitioners during the design stage of sustainable projects. However, differences …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of the life cycle of residential buildings in Andalusia: Economic and environmental evaluation of their direct and indirect impacts

C Rivero-Camacho, JJ Martín-del-Río… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article presents a methodology to forecast, the environmental and economic impacts
during the building life cycle. Residential buildings in Andalusia are studied during their …

[HTML][HTML] Digital tools for revealing and reducing carbon footprint in infrastructure, building, and city scopes

J Yan, Q Lu, J Tang, L Chen, J Hong, T Broyd - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
The climate change issue has been striking and bringing pressure on all countries and
industries. The responsibility of the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facility …