Investigating the embodied energy and carbon of buildings: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of life cycle assessments

R Minunno, T O'Grady, GM Morrison… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment is a tool to quantify the environmental impact of products and has
been widely studied in the building context. This is an important context given the building …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in life cycle assessment implementation for construction environmental product declaration development: A mixed approach and global …

OI Olanrewaju, WI Enegbuma, M Donn - Sustainable Production and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental product declaration (EPD) is a valuable data source for building sustainability
assessment. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a critical element of EPD development, and it …

Red ceramic waste as supplementary cementitious material: Microstructure and mechanical properties

J Hoppe Filho, CAO Pires, OD Leite, MR Garcez… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The red ceramic waste (RCW) powder has the potential to be used as supplementary
cementitious material (SCM) since ceramic bricks, essentially composed of calcined low …

Environmental profile of Spanish porcelain stoneware tiles

T Ros-Dosdá, I Celades, E Monfort… - … International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Porcelain stoneware tile (PST) is currently the ceramic tile of greatest commercial
and innovation interest. An environmental life cycle assessment of different varieties of PST …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle carbon emissions inventory of brick masonry and light steel framing houses in Brasilia: proposal of design guidelines for low-carbon social housing

LR Caldas, JSMM Lira, PC Melo, RM Sposto - Ambiente Construído, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
This study evaluated the CO2eq emissions during the life cycle of two social housing
projects in the city of Brasilia. A house of ceramic brick masonry was compared to a light …

Construction project planning and scheduling as a dynamic system: a content analysis of the current status, technologies and forward action

OBK Nwadigo, N Naismith… - Smart and Sustainable …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Dynamic planning and scheduling forms a widely adopted smart strategy for
solving real-world problems in diverse business systems. This paper uses deductive content …

Water and Carbon Footprints of Biomass Production Assets: Drip and Center Pivot Irrigation Systems

G Angnes, AV Diotto, E Rodias, TL Romanelli - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Studies on the environmental footprints of agricultural production have strong links with 4 out
of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) established by the United Nations …

Integrated approach to assess the environmental suitability of red ceramic waste as a supplementary cementitious material in structural concrete

DBB Gehrke, TB Pavesi, AB Rohden… - Journal of Material Cycles …, 2024 - Springer
This paper advances the state-of-the-art on the suitability of using red ceramic waste in
structural concrete as a green technology through an integrated approach coupling …

Carbon footprint of bamboo particles, rice husk and wood shavings-cement composites

L Caldas, M da Gloria, D Santos… - Academic Journal of …, 2017 - journal.augc.asso.fr
The growing concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) increases more and more the heat
trap** in the atmosphere, leading to a rise in global temperatures, also known as global …

Cost and environmental impacts reduction through building compactness

AP Kern, R Postay, ER Schneck, M Mancio… - Engineering …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The central motivation for this study was to examine alternatives against the
apartment area reduction as a safe way to reduce construction costs, adopted by many …