Abstract Management of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste from buildings has
become essential to ensure sustainable infrastructural growth across the globe. The major …

Built environment, also referred to as the product of construction industry, has exerted
tremendous impact on the natural environment. Circular economy aims to decouple the …

Embodied emissions in construction materials make a relevant contribution to carbon
emissions worldwide. While this has been broadly recognised, only little attention has been …

The construction industry takes up a significant part of global energy consumption and
carbon emissions, and thus accurate calculation and evaluation of full life-cycle energy …

Actors of the construction sector are facing the challenge of reducing their carbon footprint
and ideally reaching carbon neutrality. Reuse of structural elements made of concrete is of …

Abstract Life Cycle Assessment is necessary for evaluating the environmental impacts of
buildings throughout their life cycle, considering factors such as energy consumption …

The construction industry plays a critical role in tackling the challenges of climate change,
carbon emissions, and resource consumption. To achieve a low-emission built environment …

The study explores an original idea that responds to the urgent need to reduce the
detrimental environmental impacts of load-bearing floor construction in new buildings by …

Structural systems are responsible for a significant portion of embodied carbon emissions in
buildings. A potential path to increase sustainability is to integrate circular economy …

Reusing structural components for multiple service cycles has potential to lower building
structures environmental impact because it reduces material resource use, energy …