Quantification process of carbon emissions in the construction industry

KE Lai, NA Rahiman, N Othman, KN Ali, YW Lim… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change has raised awareness on the need to achieve net-zero carbon emissions
and improve the sustainability of buildings. To reduce the complexity of quantifying carbon …

Sustainable building standards, codes and certification systems: The status quo and future directions in Saudi Arabia

B Jamoussi, A Abu-Rizaiza, A AL-Haij - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sustainable building practices are a response to environmental issues. Businesses and
industries are assessing how their activities affect the environment. The architecture …

A comparative study on the life cycle assessment of New Zealand residential buildings

AA Dani, K Roy, R Masood, Z Fang, JBP Lim - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
In New Zealand, housing is typically low density, with light timber framing being the
dominant form of construction with more than 90% of the market. From 2020, as a result of …

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 …

An analysis of the qualitative impacts of building information modelling (BIM) on life cycle cost (LCC): a qualitative case study of the KSA

E Alasmari, P Martinez-Vazquez, C Baniotopoulos - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Building information modelling (BIM) continues gaining popularity in engineering
construction as it helps lower the life cycle cost and ensure sustainability. The primary aim of …

Modeling the constraints to the utilization of the internet of things in managing supply chains of off-site construction: An approach toward sustainable construction

ZA Kazmi, M Sodangi - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite persistent calls for cleaner production and improved automation of construction
processes, the adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) in managing the supply chains of off …

Analysis of the environmental impact in the life cycle of a single-family house in Poland

K Grygierek, J Ferdyn-Grygierek - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Buildings consume energy, which is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. In
order to reduce their environmental impact, it is important to choose suitable building …

[HTML][HTML] Operational, embodied and whole life cycle assessment credits in green building certification systems: Desktop analysis and natural language processing …

OI Olanrewaju, WI Enegbuma, M Donn - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Globally, the issue of climate change is becoming increasingly significant due to the rapid
change in weather conditions, and the construction industry contributes significantly to this …

AHP-DEMATEL modelling of consultant related delay factors affecting sustainable housing construction in Saudi Arabia

M Sodangi, A Salman - International Journal of Construction …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Considering the significance of project consultants in the delivery of sustainable housing, it
is imperative to recognize the performance of Saudi Arabian-based consultants as a critical …

Environmental impact assessment of residential building structural systems: A case study in Saudi Arabia

MSM Almulhim, R Taher - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Paris Agreement and UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
recommend that the building sector should become a zero-carbon contributor by 2050 …