Life cycle assessment of mass timber construction: A review

Z Duan, Q Huang, Q Zhang - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been widely used to determine the environmental impact of
mass timber construction (MTC) as a substitute for conventional construction. This article …

Recent developments, future challenges and new research directions in LCA of buildings: A critical review

CK Anand, B Amor - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Considering the vast and rapidly growing area of buildings, LCA research is being led in
numerous different areas ranging from building materials and components level to whole …

Critical review of bim-based LCA method to buildings

B Soust-Verdaguer, C Llatas, A García-Martínez - Energy and Buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
Current environmental problems arising from the building sector require tools to help reduce
resource consumption and environmental impact. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a widely …

Holistic life-cycle accounting of carbon emissions of prefabricated buildings using LCA and BIM

X Li, W Xie, L Xu, L Li, CY Jim, T Wei - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Prefabricated concrete building (PCB) can save resources, reduce construction, improve
quality, and reduce pollution. Understanding PCB environmental benefits versus traditional …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon sequestration and storage potential of urban residential environment–A review

A Kinnunen, I Talvitie, J Ottelin, J Heinonen… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cities are hotspots of anthropogenic activity and consumption. Thus, the consumption-based
carbon footprints of their residents are pronounced. However, the beneficial climate impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Embodied GHG emissions of wooden buildings—challenges of biogenic carbon accounting in current LCA methods

CE Andersen, FN Rasmussen, G Habert… - Frontiers in Built …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Buildings play a vital role in reaching the targets stated by the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Increasing the use of wood in …

Developments in life cycle assessment applied to evaluate the environmental performance of construction and demolition wastes

MD Bovea, JC Powell - Waste management, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper provides a review of the literature that applies the life cycle assessment (LCA)
methodology to the assessment of the environmental performance of the life cycle of …

Simplification in life cycle assessment of single-family houses: A review of recent developments

B Soust-Verdaguer, C Llatas… - Building and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is globally recognized as one of the most complete
methods for environmental assessment of buildings. Literature assumes that its applications …

Impact of climate change on the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of cross-laminated timber and reinforced concrete buildings in China

Z Duan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
With the urgency of addressing climate change, cross-laminated timber (CLT) has become a
sustainable material to substitute reinforced concrete (RC) in building applications. There is …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the environmental performance of 45 real-life wooden buildings: A comprehensive analysis of low-impact construction practices

CE Andersen, E Hoxha, FN Rasmussen… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Buildings are responsible for 37% of global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.
Subsequently, stakeholders in this sector have introduced different strategies to reduce the …