Sustainability in the construction industry: A systematic review of the literature

L Lima, E Trindade, L Alencar, M Alencar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction industry is criticized for causing adverse impacts on the environment. To
minimize these impacts, the industry has been seeking to introduce sustainable practices …

[HTML][HTML] Reinvigorating research on sustainability reporting in the construction industry: A systematic review and future research agenda

MZ Kazemi, AA Elamer, G Theodosopoulos… - Journal of business …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates sustainability reporting (SR) in the construction industry, which is vital
to achieving sustainable development goals. Despite extensive research on sustainability …

Paving the way for sustainable decarbonization of the European cement industry

O Cavalett, MDB Watanabe, M Voldsund… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cement production is a main source of carbon emissions. Decarbonization options exist, but
their climate change mitigation potential, feasibility and environmental implications are still …

[HTML][HTML] Can Portland cement be replaced by low-carbon alternative materials? A study on the thermal properties and carbon emissions of innovative cements

R Maddalena, JJ Roberts, A Hamilton - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
One approach to decarbonising the cement and construction industry is to replace Portland
cement systems with lower carbon alternatives that have suitable properties. We show that …

Sustainable use of rice husk ash in cement-based materials: Environmental evaluation and performance improvement

L Hu, Z He, S Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The feasibility of using agricultural waste of rice husk to prepare highly reactive rice husk
ash for sustainable cement-based material was explored through five sets of procedures …

Current and potential materials for the low-carbon cement production: Life cycle assessment perspective

G Terán-Cuadrado, F Tahir, A Nurdiawati… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Given the carbon-intensive nature of cement production, conducting a comprehensive
environmental evaluation using life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling is paramount to …

Green concrete containing diatomaceous earth and limestone: Workability, mechanical properties, and life-cycle assessment

J Li, W Zhang, C Li, PJM Monteiro - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
To arrest the growth of global environmental issues, curbing the greenhouse gas emissions
and primary energy consumption in concrete production is among the efficacious strategies …

Carbon footprint and water use of alkali-activated and hybrid cement mortars

E Batuecas, I Ramón-Álvarez… - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cement industry consumes large amounts of water, energy and it is one of the main sources
of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Hence, addressing these environmental …

[HTML][HTML] A stepwise regression to identify relevant variables affecting the environmental impacts of clinker production

G Del Serrone, L Moretti - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
The construction sector contributes to 8% of carbon dioxide emissions, most of them caused
by clinker production: in recent years, the efforts to reduce environmental impacts are …

Eco-friendly mortar with high-volume diatomite and fly ash: Performance and life-cycle assessment with regional variability

J Li, W Zhang, C Li, PJM Monteiro - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Replacing Portland cement with supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) reduces the
high environmental impacts of cement production. However, in western US, such reduction …