Passive design has recently received increasing attention as an option to reduce energy
consumption, abate carbon footprint and alleviate energy bills of buildings by taking …

Purpose This paper reviews the state-of-the art research in life cycle assessment (LCA)
applied to buildings. It focuses on current research trends, and elaborates on gaps and …

This work aims to study the role and current situation of Low-Carbon Technology (LCT) in
realizing urban Carbon Neutrality goals and Sustainable Urban Development (SUD). This …

Climate change has become a considerable concern for humanity during this
anthropocentric era. Scientists believe that the rate of global warming and climate change …

Prefabricated concrete building (PCB) can save resources, reduce construction, improve
quality, and reduce pollution. Understanding PCB environmental benefits versus traditional …

Life cycle assessment is a tool to quantify the environmental impact of products and has
been widely studied in the building context. This is an important context given the building …

A bstract The building and construction sectors contribute around 38% of global energy-
related carbon emissions. LCA plays an important role in environmental assessments of …

Value Engineering (VE) is a process where building materials, systems or design strategies
are substituted to reduce capital costs without negatively impacting functionality. This …

Environmental impacts (EIs) of building stocks have been receiving significant attention in
recent decades as they consume more than 40% of the world's energy, release one third of …

To significantly reduce non-renewable resources and carbon emissions of rural houses, this
study investigates to retrofit an existing house into net-zero energy consumption rural house …