Recent technological advancements in BIM and LCA integration for sustainable construction: a review

Z Chen, L Chen, X Zhou, L Huang, M Sandanayake… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the high-energy, high-carbon landscape of the construction industry, a detailed and
precise life cycle assessment (LCA) is essential. This review examines the role of building …

What are the challenges in assessing circular economy for the built environment? A literature review on integrating LCA, LCC and S-LCA in life cycle sustainability …

VG Larsen, N Tollin, PA Sattrup, M Birkved… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
The construction and real estate industry is, directly and indirectly, responsible for circa 40%
of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Therefore, it is relevant to look upon the …

Embodied GHG emissions of buildings–The hidden challenge for effective climate change mitigation

M Röck, MRM Saade, M Balouktsi, FN Rasmussen… - Applied energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Buildings are major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and contributors to the
climate crisis. To meet climate-change mitigation needs, one must go beyond operational …

Comprehensive assessment of embodied environmental impacts of buildings using normalized environmental impact factors

B Cheng, K Lu, J Li, H Chen, X Luo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Buildings are responsible for many environmental issues during construction. Although
many studies have evaluated buildings' life cycle embodied environmental impacts (LCEEI) …

[HTML][HTML] Tackling uncertainty in life cycle assessments for the built environment: A review

E Marsh, S Allen, L Hattam - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
A bstract The building and construction sectors contribute around 38% of global energy-
related carbon emissions. LCA plays an important role in environmental assessments of …

A conceptual framework for understanding the contribution of building materials in the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

MAB Omer, T Noguchi - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 169 targets have been
considered in multidisciplinary approaches worldwide. Whereas, several environmental …

Quantification process of carbon emissions in the construction industry

KE Lai, NA Rahiman, N Othman, KN Ali, YW Lim… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change has raised awareness on the need to achieve net-zero carbon emissions
and improve the sustainability of buildings. To reduce the complexity of quantifying carbon …

Building Information Modeling (BIM) for green buildings: A critical review and future directions

Y Lu, Z Wu, R Chang, Y Li - Automation in construction, 2017 - Elsevier
Although a large number of studies on Building Information Modeling (BIM) have been
conducted in the past decade, a lack of consensus remains among researchers and …

A review of life cycle assessment of buildings using a systematic approach

MN Nwodo, CJ Anumba - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
There is increasing interest in the study of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of buildings, which
entails an estimate of the potential environmental impacts and resource use of buildings …

Integration of LCA and LCC analysis within a BIM-based environment

R Santos, AA Costa, JD Silvestre, L Pyl - Automation in Construction, 2019 - Elsevier
There is a growing concern in society for the environmental impacts of a built environment.
In this regard, the use of building information modelling (BIM) tools has arisen as a new …