Intelligent decision support systems in construction engineering: An artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches

A Waqar - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Intelligent Decision Support Systems (DSS) have gained considerable interest
within the field of construction engineering through the utilization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) …

Matching end-of-life household vehicle generation and recycling capacity in Chinese cities: A spatio-temporal analysis for 2022–2050

S Ren, Z Huang, Y Bao, G Yin, J Yang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
End-of-life vehicles (ELVs) present both opportunities and challenges for the environment
and the economy, where effective recycling management plays a decisive role. Recently, the …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling the building embodied carbon dynamics in Yangtze River Delta: Spatial and life cycle perspectives

H Liang, B Zhang, X Bian, J Shen, Y Wang… - Journal of Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding and reducing the greenhouse gas emissions from building sector is
significant to realize the net zero society. This research presents a bottom-up approach …

Examining active travel behavior through explainable machine learning: Insights from Bei**g, China

G Yin, Z Huang, C Fu, S Ren, Y Bao, X Ma - Transportation Research Part …, 2024 - Elsevier
Active travel, namely walking and cycling, is an eco-friendly and socially beneficial mode of
sustainable transportation. However, existing research on active travel relies on limited …

Gridded material stocks in China based on geographical and geometric configurations of the built-environment

J Sun, T Wang, N Jiang, Z Liu, X Gao - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Material stocks have created alternative perspectives in many environmental and climate
studies. Their significance nonetheless may be under-explored, partially due to scarcity of …

Refining urban morphology: An explainable machine learning method for estimating footprint-level building height

Y Chen, W Sun, L Yang, X Yang, X Zhou, X Li… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fine-grained 3D buildings with diverse morphology are a cornerstone of urban physical
structures and have profound implications for sustainable city development. However …

Comprehensive maps of material stock dynamics reveal increasingly coordinated urban development in the Yangtze River Delta of China

Y Wang, H Liang, L Dong, X Bian, SS Chen… - Resources, Conservation …, 2025 - Elsevier
Sustainable urban development critically depends on effectively managing the interplay
between material stock (MS) and economic growth. This study combined convolutional …

Assessing and mitigating the carbon emissions from illegal urban buildings: A spatial lifecycle analysis

Y Bao, H Du, Z Huang, S Ren, G Yin, R Mao - … , Conservation and Recycling, 2025 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization has escalated construction activities, significantly contributing to global
climate change. Illegal buildings, a byproduct of this urban sprawl, pose regulatory and …

Uncovering the Nexus between Urban Heat Islands and Material Stocks of Built Environment in 335 Chinese Cities

J Sun, Z Liu, F **a, T Wang, N Jiang… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
China's unprecedented rapid urbanization has dramatically reshaped the urban built
environment, disrupting the thermal balance of cities. This disruption causes the urban heat …

Spatiotemporal pattern of embodied carbon emissions from in-use steel stock in countries along the Belt and Road

L Zhong, Y Lin, M Yang, Y He, X Liu, P Yu… - Resources, Conservation …, 2025 - Elsevier
Embodied carbon emissions (ECE) from in-use steel stocks (IUSS) are crucial for urban
sustainability and climate goals, yet relevant spatiotemporal information is still lacking. This …