Buildings contribute a significant portion of global greenhouse gas emissions and have the
potential for large-scale impact reductions. Reducing the whole-life impacts of buildings is …

This paper reviews digital tools for supporting the Circular Economy (CE) in the built
environment. The study provides a bibliometric analysis and focuses on computer-aided …

It has been widely acknowledged that applications of building information modeling (BIM)
can facilitate the effectiveness of embodied environmental impact assessment of buildings …

The life cycle assessment (LCA) has proven to be a reliable methodology for achieving
sustainable development. The number of studies and attempts of integration at the building …

The construction sector is responsible for 40% of carbon emissions, 14% of water
consumption and 60% of waste production in the world, generating a state of …

In a context of intense environmental pressure where the construction sector has the
greatest impact on several indicators, the reuse of load-bearing elements is the most …

An increasing degree of digitalization in construction planning offers significant potential for
building life cycle assessment (LCA) to reduce access barriers, as well as the assessment …

To reach the goals of limiting global warming, the embodied greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions of new buildings need to be quantified and optimized in the very early design …

Holistic views of all environmental impacts for buildings such as Life Cycle Assessments
(LCAs) are rarely performed. Building services are mostly included in this assessment only …

In response to the growing demand for credit to finance railway projects, portfolios of credit
options which use criteria aligned with environmental factors have proved to be an attractive …