Of all industrial sectors, the built environment puts the most pressure on the natural
environment, and in spite of significant efforts the International Energy Agency suggests that …

The last decades, lowering the ecological impact of buildings is receiving increased
attention by researchers, policy-makers and companies. Mostly the focus is on reducing …

Construction in urban areas implies use of construction materials from quarries and
excavation of soil and rock. From a resource perspective, there could be benefits from using …

Due to global climate change, carbon reduction has become a critical issue for the
construction industry. Low carbon building has been adopted as a strategic objective, and its …

The construction and demolition of infrastructure can produce a surplus of excavated soils
that ends up at landfills. This practice is not sustainable, and approaches are needed to …

Purpose There is a growing concern in recent years regarding climate change risks to real
estate in the developed and developing countries. It is anticipated that the property sector …

In the current context of the necessary sustainability transition of the built environment, it is
widely recognized that buildings are a major contributor to the energy consumption of fossil …

In 2015 the updated Agenda 2030, outlining the new priorities towards future sustainability,
was published by the United Nations reflecting the general directions towards a fairer and …

The scope of this study is to assess how different energy efficient renovation strategies affect
the environmental impacts of a multi-family house in a Nordic climate within district heating …

Mitigating climate change through operational energy reduction in existing buildings is of
highest priority for policy-makers in Europe and elsewhere. At the same time there is …