As one quarter of global energy use serves the production of materials, the more efficient
use of these materials presents a significant opportunity for the mitigation of greenhouse gas …

Built environment stocks (buildings and infrastructures) play multiple roles in our socio-
economic metabolism: they serve as the backbone of modern societies and human well …

Building stock growth around the world drives extensive material consumption and
environmental impacts. Future impacts will be dependent on the level and rate of …

In many supply chains, firms staged in upstream of the chain suffer from variance
amplification emanating from demand information distortion in a multi-stage supply chain …

Associated with the continuing increase of construction activities such as infrastructure
projects, commercial buildings, and housing programs, China has been experiencing a …

Residential buildings and service sector buildings have an important contribution to climate
change, directly via energy use in these buildings and indirectly through construction …

Embodied carbon emissions of the building sector constitute the majority of carbon
emissions. The selection of a building stock development pathway, construction mode, and …

Dynamic material flow analysis (MFA) is a frequently used method to assess past, present,
and future stocks and flows of metals in the anthroposphere. Over the past fifteen years …

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 …

China's booming economy has brought increasing pressures on its water resources. The
water scarcity problem in China is characterized by a mismatch between the spatial …