'Smart cities' are a new type of city where stakeholders are jointly responsible for urban
management. City Information Management (CIM) is an output tool for smart city planning …

UHPC is a modern cement-based composite with exceptional mechanical characterizations
and durability, while also being a high-cost and unsustainable composite. Therefore, ultra …

The construction sector is one of the most polluting industries, generating between 30% and
40% of the worldwide environmental burden in terms of raw materials, direct and indirect …

Cement is the binding material in conventional concrete which involves excess lime quarry
and large volume of CO 2 emission during its production. On the other hand, the geopolymer …

Buildings, although increasingly efficient, currently lack a comparative analysis from a
holistic perspective. A large part of the effort to increase their efficiency focuses on their …

Minimizing the carbon emissions of buildings entails effective resources deployment to
maintain the buildings and their facilities. Through an environmental-economics lens, a …

Integrated life-cycle assessment (LCA) tools have emerged as decision-making support for
BIM practitioners during the design stage of sustainable projects. However, differences …

This article presents a methodology to forecast, the environmental and economic impacts
during the building life cycle. Residential buildings in Andalusia are studied during their …

Ecological Footprint of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations primarily focuses on three
parameters: direct/indirect emissions, manpower and physical land requirement. Electric …

The ecological footprint (EF) methodology, which is a tool for evaluating the natural resource
use level and regional carrying capacity, has been extensively used to measure the capacity …