A review of carbon footprint reduction in construction industry, from design to operation

B Sizirici, Y Fseha, CS Cho, I Yildiz, YJ Byon - Materials, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Construction is among the leading industries/activities contributing the largest carbon
footprint. This review paper aims to promote awareness of the sources of carbon footprint in …

BIM and LCA integration: A systematic literature review

T Potrč Obrecht, M Röck, E Hoxha, A Passer - Sustainability, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
To foster sustainable development, the environmental impacts of the construction sector
need to be reduced substantially. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the established …

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 …

Status quo and future directions of construction and demolition waste research: A critical review

H Wu, J Zuo, G Zillante, J Wang, H Yuan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Due to significant environmental, social, and economic impacts, the last decades have
witnessed a rapid growth of research related to construction and demolition (C&D) waste. By …

An environmental assessment model of construction and demolition waste based on system dynamics: a case study in Guangzhou

J Liu, Y Liu, X Wang - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020‏ - Springer
At present, China is in the rapid development stage of urbanization, and construction
activities are becoming more frequent. This is accompanied by a large amount of …

Physical performance, durability, and carbon emissions of recycled cement concrete and fully recycled concrete

L Xu, J Wang, X Hu, B Ran, T Wu, X Zhou… - Construction and Building …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This study introduces innovative concepts for closed-loop recycling waste concrete to
produce fully recycled concrete (FRC). Multiple test methods and characterization …

Critical evaluation of construction and demolition waste and associated environmental impacts: A scientometric analysis

K Chen, J Wang, B Yu, H Wu, J Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The massive generation of construction and demolition (C&D) waste has generated serious
environmental impacts worldwide, which has attracted significant research efforts in the last …

Recycled aggregates from construction and demolition wastes as alternative filling materials for highway subgrades in China

J Zhang, L Ding, F Li, J Peng - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020‏ - Elsevier
With the rapid advancement of urbanization in China, a huge amount of construction and
demolition wastes (CDW) are generated. Recycling CDW into subgrade materials is a …

BIM-integrated LCA to automate embodied carbon assessment of prefabricated buildings

J Xu, Y Teng, W Pan, Y Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Building information modeling (BIM) has been leveraged to reduce manual efforts in the life
cycle assessment (LCA) of buildings. However, data interoperability between BIM and LCA …

Global review of circular economy and life cycle thinking in building Demolition Waste Management: A way ahead for India

N Sharma, PP Kalbar, M Salman - Building and Environment, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Management of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste from buildings has
become essential to ensure sustainable infrastructural growth across the globe. The major …