Timber construction as a solution to climate change: A systematic literature review

L Tupenaite, L Kanapeckiene, J Naimaviciene… - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The built environment significantly contributes to climate change. There is pressure on the
construction industry to find and use alternative sustainable environmentally friendly …

Bamboo as a nature-based solution (NbS) for climate change mitigation: biomass, products, and carbon credits

C Pan, G Zhou, AK Shrestha, J Chen, R Kozak, N Li… - Climate, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bamboo, a rapidly growing woody grass prevalent in pan-tropical zones, holds promising
potential as a nature-based solution (NbS) for climate change mitigation. In this systematic …

An analysis of design strategies for circular economy through life cycle assessment

C Spreafico - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022 - Springer
The goal of pursuing the circular economy (CE) is spreading more and more in industry, also
driven by the introduction of new regulations, considerably affecting product design …

Barriers and opportunities of fast-growing biobased material use in buildings

V Göswein, J Arehart, C Phan-huy… - Buildings & …, 2022 - research-collection.ethz.ch
Limiting global warming to 1.5° C requires immediate and drastic reductions in greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions. A significant contributor to anthropogenic global GHG emissions is …

Research trends and hotspots related to global carbon footprint based on bibliometric analysis: 2007–2018

T Yue, H Liu, R Long, H Chen, X Gan, J Liu - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
As an important indicator of greenhouse gas emissions, the carbon footprint (CF) has
become increasingly important in recent years under the dual pressures of global warming …

The benefits and barriers for promoting bamboo as a green building material in China—An integrative analysis

L Shen, J Yang, R Zhang, C Shao, X Song - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Bamboo is commonly considered as a green, environmentally friendly material. However, it
appears that bamboo finds limited application in the form of green building materials in the …

Do we have enough natural sand for low‐carbon infrastructure?

D Ioannidou, G Sonnemann… - Journal of Industrial …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Global low‐carbon transition demands the development of large‐scale infrastructure, which
is sand intensive. Natural sand is widely considered abundant, whereas recent research has …

Parametric approach to simplified life cycle assessment of social housing projects

E Eleftheriou, LF Lopez Muñoz, G Habert… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The provision of sustainable housing solutions is one of the main challenges in emerging
economy countries. Furthermore, it is clear that a sustainable solution should be based on …

Investigation of mechanical, physical and thermoacoustic properties of a novel light-weight dense wall panels made of bamboo Phyllostachys Bambusides

P Gholizadeh, HZ Hosseinabadi, DE Hebel… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study was conducted to evaluate the properties of lightweight sandwich panels made
from low diameter bamboo particles, Phyllostachys Bambusides collected from Gilan …

Natural Building Materials and Social Representations in Informal Settlements: How Perceptions of Bamboo Interfere with Sustainable, Affordable, and Quality …

B Galmarini, P Costa, L Chiesi - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Building with natural materials has proven to be a sustainable approach in addressing the
needs of affordable and healthy housing and improving living conditions in informal …