Carbon emission of global construction sector

L Huang, G Krigsvoll, F Johansen, Y Liu… - … and sustainable energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The construction sector delivers the infrastructure and buildings to the society by
consumption large amount of unrenewable energy. Consequently, this consumption causes …

A bibliometric review of research on sustainable construction, 1994–2018

AD Udomsap, P Hallinger - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
This bibliometric review of research aimed to document and synthesize research trends in
the domain of 'sustainable construction'(SCON) over the past 25 years. Through …

Green supply chain management in construction: A systematic literature review and future research agenda

S Badi, N Murtagh - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
The construction industry is responsible for significant environmental impact. Mounting
ecological and societal concerns are driving construction to 'go green'. Green supply chain …

The drivers for contractors' green innovation: an industry perspective

GY Qi, LY Shen, SX Zeng, OJ Jorge - Journal of cleaner production, 2010 - Elsevier
In the construction industry, contractors have been facing the challenge to meet the
emerging needs related to the reduction of environmental impacts during the construction …

Environmental assessment of passenger transportation should include infrastructure and supply chains

MV Chester, A Horvath - Environmental research letters, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
To appropriately mitigate environmental impacts from transportation, it is necessary for
decision makers to consider the life-cycle energy use and emissions. Most current decision …

Greenhouse gas emissions in building construction: A case study of One Peking in Hong Kong

H Yan, Q Shen, LCH Fan, Y Wang, L Zhang - Building and Environment, 2010 - Elsevier
The construction of buildings has a very important impact on the environment, and the
process of manufacturing and transporting of building materials, and installing and …

[KNIHA][B] Environmental life cycle assessment of goods and services: an input-output approach

CT Hendrickson, LB Lave, HS Matthews - 2010 - taylorfrancis.com
Environmental life cycle assessment is often thought of as cradle to grave and therefore as
the most complete accounting of the environmental costs and benefits of a product or …

Energy analysis of the built environment—A review and outlook

JE Anderson, G Wulfhorst, W Lang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The built environment is responsible for significant use of final energy (62%) and is a major
source of greenhouse gas emissions (55%). Achieving environmental goals, including …

Implementation of environmental management in the Hong Kong construction industry

LY Shen, VWY Tam - International Journal of Project Management, 2002 - Elsevier
The control of environmental impacts from construction has become a major issue to the
public. Whilst the implementation of environmental management in construction has a direct …

Construction materials and the environment

A Horvath - Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract No other industry in the United States uses more materials by weight than the
construction industry. Because of its economic strength and societal importance, it is also a …