Data science applications in circular economy: Trends, status, and future

B Zhao, Z Yu, H Wang, C Shuai, S Qu… - … Science & Technology, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
The circular economy (CE) aims to decouple the growth of the economy from the
consumption of finite resources through strategies, such as eliminating waste, circulating …

Data-driven estimation of building energy consumption and GHG emissions using explainable artificial intelligence

Y Zhang, BK Teoh, M Wu, J Chen, L Zhang - Energy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Energy consumption prediction is an integral part of planning and controlling energy used in
the building sector which accounts for 40% of the global energy consumption and a …

Building stock models for embodied carbon emissions—a review of a nascent field

M Hu, S Ghorbany - Sustainability, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Building stock modeling emerges as a critical tool in the strategic reduction of embodied
carbon emissions, which is pivotal in resha** the evolving construction sector. This review …

Satellite map** of urban built-up heights reveals extreme infrastructure gaps and inequalities in the Global South

Y Zhou, X Li, W Chen, L Meng, Q Wu, P Gong… - Proceedings of the …, 2022‏ - pnas.org
Information on urban built-up infrastructure is essential to understand the role of cities in
sha** environmental, economic, and social outcomes. The lack of data on built-up heights …

Structural material demand and associated embodied carbon emissions of the United States building stock: 2020–2100

JH Arehart, F Pomponi, B D'Amico… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
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 …

3D-GloBFP: The first global three-dimensional building footprint dataset

Y Che, X Li, X Liu, Y Wang, W Liao… - Earth System …, 2024‏ - essd.copernicus.org
Understanding urban vertical structures, particularly building heights, is essential for
examining the intricate interaction between humans and their environment. Such datasets …

Characterizing annual dynamics of urban form at the horizontal and vertical dimensions using long-term Landsat time series data

Y Wang, X Li, P Yin, G Yu, W Cao, J Liu, L Pei… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The dynamics of built-up height are a crucial aspect of urban form, enabling the
characterization of urban growth patterns and the attainment of sustainable development …

A building height dataset across China in 2017 estimated by the spatially-informed approach

C Yang, S Zhao - Scientific Data, 2022‏ - nature.com
As a fundamental aspect of the urban form, building height is a key attribute for reflecting
human activities and human-environment interactions in the urban context. However, openly …

A look at residential building stock in the United States-map** life cycle embodied carbon emissions and other environmental impact

M Hu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract In the United States, the largest knowledge gap concerning embodied carbon in
buildings exists at the whole building level, due to a lack of building-level data at the …

Identifying building function using multisource data: A case study of China's three major urban agglomerations

Y Zheng, X Zhang, J Ou, X Liu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024‏ - Elsevier
As crucial geographical components sha** urban landscapes, defining the functions of
buildings plays one of the pivotal roles in planning urban development and facilitating socio …