The construction industry is criticized for causing adverse impacts on the environment. To
minimize these impacts, the industry has been seeking to introduce sustainable practices …

Building design optimization plays an important role in maximizing the reliability, cost
efficiency, and environmental sustainability of constructed facilities. As the construction of …

CO 2 (carbon dioxide) emissions from fossil fuels have turned out one of the most perilous
and complex issues driving the climate change debate. The issue of increasing demand for …

Identifying the potential key factors of energy-related carbon emissions from the urban
perspective is an important prerequisite and helpful for China to promote low-carbon city …

Sustainable structural designs are gaining increasing attention in light of the green
development of the building industry. Recent research was conducted on various reinforced …

Reliable and accurate carbon assessment of a building is becoming increasingly important
along with carbon neutrality goals. Although various life cycle assessment (LCA) databases …

Minimising carbon emissions from the building construction industry is of paramount
importance in the present context due to the rising concerns of climate change. This paper …

Purpose Addressing global warming challenge, carbon emissions reduction potential of the
construction industry has received additional attentions. The decoupling of construction …

The design of a sustainable building should include a reduction of its energy consumption,
by considering the embodied energy and CO 2 emissions generated during material …

This study presents an estimation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the construction
phase of a high-speed rail (HSR) line infrastructure from Osong to Gwangju (Korea), which …