Global construction materials database and stock analysis of residential buildings between 1970-2050

S Marinova, S Deetman, E van der Voet… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Huge material stocks are embedded in the residential built environment. These materials
have the potential to be a source of secondary materials, an important consideration for the …

Status of life cycle assessment (LCA) in Africa

S Karkour, S Rachid, M Maaoui, CC Lin, N Itsubo - Environments, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Life cycle assessment (LCA) has received attention as a tool to evaluate the environmental
impacts of products and services. In the last 20 years, research on the topic has increased …

RASMI: Global ranges of building material intensities differentiated by region, structure, and function

T Fishman, A Mastrucci, Y Peled, S Saxe… - Scientific Data, 2024‏ - nature.com
The construction materials used in buildings have large and growing implications for global
material flows and emissions. Material Intensity (MI) is a metric that measures the mass of …

[HTML][HTML] Classification of noise sources for port area noise map**

L Fredianelli, M Bolognese, F Fidecaro, G Licitra - Environments, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Maritime transportation is recognized to have advantages in terms of environmental impact
compared to other forms of transportation. However, an increment in traffic volumes will also …

life cycle assessments in Nigeria, Ghana, and Ivory Coast

M Maepa, MO Bodunrin, NW Burman, J Croft… - … International Journal of …, 2017‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose Life cycle assessments (LCAs) are considered common quantitative
environmental techniques to analyze the environmental impact of products and/or services …

[HTML][HTML] Embodied Energy and CO2 Emissions of Widely Used Building Materials: The Ethiopian Context

WZ Taffese, KA Abegaz - Buildings, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Buildings use a wide range of construction materials, and the manufacturing of each
material consumes energy and emits CO2. Several studies have already been conducted to …

Performance studies of a solar thermal-electric hybrid desalination system: 4E (energy-exergy-economics-enviroeconomics) analysis

WJ Aruldoss, P Sankaramurthy… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023‏ - Springer
In this work, a hybrid desalination system uses solar thermal-electric clean energy to
maximize production and consistency through optimum temperature management to deliver …

Green bonds and green buildings: New options for achieving sustainable development in Nigeria

OJ Oguntuase, A Windapo - Housing and SDGs in Urban Africa, 2021‏ - Springer
Buildings are a critical component of our society, providing countless benefits to the
populace, but also having significant negative impacts arising from utilisation of massive …

Reduction of embodied energy and construction cost of affordable houses through efficient architectural design: A case study in Indian scenario

D Bansal, VK Minocha, A Kaur… - Advances in civil …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Embodied energy and cost of construction of any building depends upon the consumption of
resources, more specifically construction materials. In housing clusters, the spaces provided …

Initial or recurring embodied energy: Importance in Indian affordable housing

B Deepak, K Arvinder - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Buildings consume about 30–40% of total primary energy and release 40% of
Green House Gases annually. Energy is required in all stages of buildings ie construction or …