A building faces several challenges across its lifecycle stages. Challenges such as
production inefficiency and inadequate waste management hinder advancement in the …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle cost (LCC) are two primary methods used to
assess the environmental and economic feasibility of building construction. An estimation of …

In the last decades, considerable work has been done regarding service life prediction of
buildings and building components. Academics and members of the CIB W080 commission …

The energy consumption of affordable housing industry plays a vital role in the
environmental sustainability, waste generation and energy consumption. The development …

The present manuscript deals with the huge problem related to the structural safety of the
Italian infrastructural asset. The case study of the Province of Caserta, whose infrastructural …

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 …

Abstract Service life prediction of a structure is imperative to model effective building
rehabilitation strategies. Where the factor method presents an uncomplicated and …

The building sector has a major economic, environmental, and social impact on society;
hence, it is crucial to promote sustainable construction practice. The facade is one of the …

This paper presents a comparison of the energy and ecological impacts and financial costs
of Alkali Pozzolan Cement (APC), High Volume Fly Ash (HVFA) cement and Ordinary …

This paper presents research on transport properties and alkali-silica reaction (ASR)
susceptibility of mortars containing a pozzolanic waste generated in the fluid catalytic …