Challenges and opportunities in the global net-zero building sector

M Ma, N Zhou, W Feng, J Yan - Cell Reports Sustainability, 2024 - cell.com
Buildings worldwide, which represent the final piece to be addressed in the transition to
carbon neutrality, require a multisectoral, comprehensive strategy for decarbonization. We …

Suitability of excavated London clay as a supplementary cementitious material: mineralogy and reactivity

Y Dhandapani, ATM Marsh, S Rahmon… - Materials and …, 2023 - Springer
This study evaluated the potential of producing supplementary cementitious materials
(SCMs) using London Clay excavated from construction activities of the High Speed 2 rail …

Sustainable quaternary binders made from metallurgical wastes of northeast Mexico: strength, hydration products, and durability

RX Magallanes-Rivera, AG García-Saucedo… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
In this research, four industrial wastes were used for up to 80% as supplementary
cementitious materials (SCMs) in cement mortar systems: ground granulated blast furnace …

[HTML][HTML] Triethanolamine-promoted separation of calcium from recycled concrete fines during aqueous carbonation

IE Teune, K Schollbach - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2024 - Elsevier
The heterogeneous nature of recycled concrete fines (RCFs) complicates their reuse in new
concrete mixtures. A possible solution to this challenge involves separating the calcium-rich …

Novel cementless ultra-high performance concrete using calcium carbide residue as activator by the aid of combined curing

GF Peng, PJ Wang, YC Peng, G Zhang, YZ Huang… - Materials and …, 2025 - Springer
In this study, a novel idea of using calcium carbide residue (CCR) as an activator to prepare
cementless ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) was proposed. Ground granulated …

Revealing methodological approaches to account for circular economy in support of the science-based targets for carbon emissions

M Marini, DCA Pigosso, M Pieroni, T McAloone - NordDesign 2024, 2024 - orbit.dtu.dk
This article analyses and proposes a few methodological approaches to account for carbon
emissions of circular economy strategies within manufacturing companies designing circular …

Use of waste glass in geopolymer based repairing materials

HA Ali - 2023 - theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk
Recently, the utilization of various municipal solid wastes and agricultural ashes for ordinary
Portland cement substitution, partially or wholly, is relatively low and mainly restricted to …

Construction Industry Role in Natural Resources Depletion and How to Reduce It

BSO Al-Numan - Natural Resources Deterioration in MENA Region …, 2024 - Springer
Due to the limited natural resources on our planet, we must take into account three essential
factors, including environment, society, and economy, in all design and construction aspects …