Identifying uncertainties in the whole life carbon assessment of buildings: Sources, types, and potential actions

J Li, T Lützkendorf, M Balouktsi, X Bi, N Alaux… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Uncertainties in the life cycle assessment (LCA) of buildings affect the environmental
performance benchmarking and can lead to incorrect decision-making. Reducing …

A spatial causal network approach for multi-stressor risk analysis and mapping for environmental impact assessments

LJM Peeters, KL Holland… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) relies on rigorous scientific assessment of all
potential causal pathways by which large-scale developments may impact on valued assets …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring performance of using SCM concrete: investigating impacts shifting along concrete supply chain and construction

S Chen, Z Ye, W Lu, K Feng - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
Concrete is one of the most used building materials globally, leading to a large amount of
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Using supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) as …

Using discrete-event simulation for a holistic aircraft life cycle assessment

A Rahn, K Wicke, G Wende - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
With growing environmental awareness and the resulting pressure on aviation, ecological
impact assessments are becoming increasingly important. Life cycle assessment has been …

Research on lean planning and optimization for precast component production based on discrete event simulation

Z Yuan, Y Qiao, Y Guo, Y Wang… - Advances in Civil …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Component factories are experiencing the problems associated with lean production,
especially the accuracy of production time prediction and the unnecessary waste in terms of …

An integrated environment–cost–time optimisation method for construction contractors considering global warming

K Feng, W Lu, S Chen, Y Wang - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Construction contractors play a vital role in reducing the environmental impacts during the
construction phase. To mitigate these impacts, contractors need to develop environmentally …

Integration of discrete event simulation with other modeling techniques to simulate construction engineering and management: an overview

F Araya - Revista de la construcción, 2022 - SciELO Chile
Although Discrete Event Simulation (DES) has been the preferred simulation technique in
construction operation studies, it suffers from limitations, such as narrowed focus at the …

Planning construction projects in deep uncertainty: A data-driven uncertainty analysis approach

K Feng, S Wang, W Lu, C Liu, Y Wang - Journal of Construction …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Construction planning is significantly affected by many uncertain factors derived from
construction tasks, the environments, resources, technologies, personnel, and more …

BIM-based ontology for sustainability-oriented building construction

DT Nguyen, W Sharmak - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Recently, many researchers pay more attention to the emission estimation during the
construction phase. They use simulation-based life cycle assessment (LCA) to analyze the …

[PDF][PDF] Literature review of areas of application of supply chain management in construction industry

NJ Peter, HI Okagbue, CO Iroham, AP Opoko… - Int. J Sup. Chain. Mgt …, 2020 - academia.edu
Construction projects are becoming increasingly complex and the conventional methods of
managing them have plateaued over the years. The complexity could be traced to the …