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 …

Science mapping approach to assisting the review of construction and demolition waste management research published between 2009 and 2018

R Jin, H Yuan, Q Chen - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2019 - Elsevier
Sustainable treatments of construction and demolition (C&D) wastes have become an
increasingly urgent social, environmental, and economic issue worldwide. Based on a filter …

Life cycle recurrent embodied energy calculation of buildings: A review

MK Dixit - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
Buildings use approximately 48% of global energy each year in their construction and
operation as embodied and operating energy. The embodied energy is used directly …

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 …

Characteristics of embodied carbon emissions for high-rise building construction: A statistical study on 403 residential buildings in China

X Zhang, Y Li, H Chen, X Yan, K Liu - Resources, Conservation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
High-rise residential buildings are prevalent in Chinese cities and have considerable
impacts on the sustainable construction industry. Although individual case studies have …

System boundary for embodied energy in buildings: A conceptual model for definition

MK Dixit, CH Culp, JL Fernández-Solís - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2013 - Elsevier
Buildings consume nearly 40% of global energy annually in their production, operation,
maintenance, replacement and demolition stages. Energy consumed in their life cycle …

The regional disparity of per-capita CO2 emissions in China's building sector: An analysis of macroeconomic drivers and policy implications

H Li, P Qiu, T Wu - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
There are significant regional differences in CO 2 emissions in China's building sector.
Analyzing and understanding this geographic inequality and its drivers is crucial for …

A BIM-Based construction and demolition waste information management system for greenhouse gas quantification and reduction

J Xu, Y Shi, Y Xie, S Zhao - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Excessive greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have caused serious global warming and
climate change. As the construction and demolition waste (CDW) end of life disposal …

Life cycle carbon emissions of two residential buildings in China: Comparison and uncertainty analysis of different assessment methods

X Zhang, K Liu, Z Zhang - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment of building carbon emissions has drawn great attention recently, due
to the policy of controlling the greenhouse effect. Various approaches including process …

Sustainable design of reinforced concrete structural members using embodied carbon emission and cost optimization

X Zhang, X Zhang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable structural designs are gaining increasing attention in light of the green
development of the building industry. Recent research was conducted on various reinforced …