Thermal performance of the building envelope integrated with phase change material for thermal energy storage: an updated review.

PKS Rathore, NK Gupta, D Yadav, SK Shukla… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the major sources of end-use of energy in buildings is consumed in space cooling for
improving indoor thermal comfort. Climate extremities like heat waves and extreme …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring embodied carbon dioxide equivalent of buildings: A review and critique of current industry practice

C De Wolf, F Pomponi, A Moncaster - Energy and buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
Lowering the embodied carbon dioxide equivalent (embodied CO 2 e) of buildings is an
essential response to national and global targets for carbon reduction. Globally, construction …

Policy recommendations for the zero energy building promotion towards carbon neutral in Asia-Pacific Region

S Zhang, K Wang, W Xu, U Iyer-Raniga, A Athienitis… - Energy Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The present global trend towards decarbonization under the Paris Agreement encourages
regions and economies to explore possible ways to reduce energy intensity and minimize …

Carbon value engineering: A framework for integrating embodied carbon and cost reduction strategies in building design

M Robati, P Oldfield, AA Nezhad, DG Carmichael… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Value Engineering (VE) is a process where building materials, systems or design strategies
are substituted to reduce capital costs without negatively impacting functionality. This …

Concrete as a thermal mass material for building applications-A review

P Shafigh, I Asadi, NB Mahyuddin - Journal of Building Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Identifying new energy saving methods in the building sector is essential due to limited
natural energy sources and the rising population. Thermal mass materials have the ability to …

A method of uncertainty analysis for whole-life embodied carbon emissions (CO2-e) of building materials of a net-zero energy building in Australia

M Robati, D Daly, G Kokogiannakis - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
The construction of new buildings requires the use of a substantial amount of materials,
which have an associated embodied energy for manufacturing, transport, construction and …

Evaluation of environmental impact distribution methods for supplementary cementitious materials

MU Hossain, CS Poon, YH Dong, D Xuan - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
As the world's most widely used construction material, the production of concrete has been
recognized to lead to major environmental impacts. To promote sustainability in the concrete …

The embodied carbon of mass timber and concrete buildings in Australia: An uncertainty analysis

M Robati, P Oldfield - Building and environment, 2022 - Elsevier
This research uses uncertainty analysis to determine and compare the range of embodied
carbon outcomes of mid-rise mass timber and concrete buildings in Australia. In doing so, it …

Life cycle assessment of alkali-activated concretes under marine exposure in an Australian context

Y Patrisia, DW Law, C Gunasekara… - … impact assessment review, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkali-activated concretes have been shown to be an environmentally advantageous
construction material as they utilize waste or by-products as precursors, such as fly ash and …

Experimental study on the thermal performance of a 3D printed concrete prototype building

J Sun, J Xiao, Z Li, X Feng - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printed concrete (3DPC) has drawn continuous research attention due to its
potential to boost the development of construction industry. In this paper, an on-site …