Building sustainability through a novel exploration of dynamic LCA uncertainty: Overview and state of the art

H Hosamo, GBA Coelho, E Buvik, S Drissi… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Life Cycle Assessment is necessary for evaluating the environmental impacts of
buildings throughout their life cycle, considering factors such as energy consumption …

Sustainable assessment of concrete repairs through life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle cost analysis (LCCA)

N Renne, P Kara De Maeijer, B Craeye, M Buyle… - Infrastructures, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, a vast number of concrete structures are approaching the end of their expected
service life. The need for maintenance and repair is high due to the continued deterioration …

[HTML][HTML] Lifespan prediction of existing building typologies

R Andersen, K Negendahl - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is currently one of the construction industry's most widely used
methods of environmental assessment. Because LCA calculations is based on life-cycle …

Revealing the influence mechanism of the service lifespan of residential buildings in China

Y Teng, Z Li, S Liu, RLK Tiong, T Li - Habitat International, 2023 - Elsevier
The total amount of resources and energy consumed by long-lifespan residential buildings
(RBs) is far less than that of short-lifespan RBs with repeated demolitions and constructions …

The influence of demographic structure on residential buildings' carbon emissions in China

L Chen, K You, G Lv, W Cai, J Zhang… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the process of advancing China's carbon peak strategy, the residential building is a
crucial sector for carbon mitigation. The energy demand for residential buildings, which is …

Reviewing the variability in product category rules for asphalt pavements–A quantitative evaluation of methodological framework differences for environmental product …

B Moins, D Hernando, M Buyle, A Audenaert - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The road construction industry is exploring the use of environmental product declarations
(EPDs) as a communication tool and their implementation in green public procurement …

Probabilistic bond strength prediction between the corroded reinforcing bars and concrete considering the concrete strength and non-uniform corrosion

J Wu, X Zhang, L Guo, L Jin, X Du - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The bond strength considering concrete strength and non-uniformly corrosion was tested by
twelve beam-type specimens, and the corrosion was characterized by the 3D scanner …

Supporting zero-waste building: A novel spatial explicit material flow analysis model for construction waste

H Liang, H Liu, X Bian, Y Wang, L Dong - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The accurate quantification of construction waste (CW) is prerequisite for achieving zero-
waste in the building sector. This study employs a Spatial Material Flow Analysis model …

[HTML][HTML] Sensibility analysis and environmental impact of a system combining a solar-assisted heat pump and PCM storages

D Le Roux, S Serra, S Sochard… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a new geometry of Latent Thermal Energy Storage (LTES), acting as
both a plate heat exchanger and a storage unit, which can be charged and discharged …

Comparison and analysis of product stage and service life uncertainties in life cycle assessment of building elements

MFD Morales, RJ Ries, AP Kirchheim… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Life cycle assessment (LCA) has the potential to inform building decisions from the planning
process to conceptual design. As such, there is intrinsic uncertainty that needs to be …