Durability of concrete coupled with life cycle assessment: Review and perspective

C Li, J Li, Q Ren, Q Zheng, Z Jiang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2023 - Elsevier
Extending the service life of structures is an important strategy to mitigate the environmental
impacts, in particular, the global warming potential, of the building sector. As a key factor …

Examining the endpoint impacts, challenges, and opportunities of fly ash utilization for sustainable concrete construction

C Orozco, S Tangtermsirikul, T Sugiyama, S Babel - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Fly ash has been widely used as a cement substitute to improve the sustainability of
concrete. Although the advantages of fly ash have been extensively documented, there is a …

Sustainability assessment of recycled aggregate concrete structures: A critical view on the current state‐of‐knowledge and practice

S Marinković, I Josa, S Braymand… - Structural Concrete, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The environmental impacts of activities such as raw material extraction, construction of
infrastructure, and demolition, place construction as one of the sectors that exert the highest …

The role of service life in Life Cycle Assessment of concrete structures

S Marinković, V Carević, J Dragaš - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of concrete structures it is of crucial
importance to provide the functional equivalence of compared alternatives. Most commonly …

Life cycle assessment of the ornamental stone processing waste use in cement-based building materials

R Zulcão, JL Calmon, TA Rebello, DR Vieira - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Laboratory technical studies demonstrate the feasibility of using the ornamental stone
processing waste (OSPW) for construction and building materials manufacturing. However …

Analysis of the Embodied Energy and CO2 Emissions of Ready-Mixed Concrete: A Case Study in Cuenca, Ecuador

K Vázquez-Calle, V Guillén-Mena, F Quesada-Molina - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Concrete is the most commonly construction material used worldwide. In contrast to other
countries, Ecuador lacks studies that determine the environmental impact of the production …

Sustainable ternary cement blends with high-volume ground granulated blast furnace slag–fly ash

MKH Radwan, CC Onn, KH Mo, SP Yap… - Environment …, 2021 - Springer
Coal fly ash and granulated ground blast furnace slag (GGBS) are more widely used as
supplementary cementitious materials in cement production. This study investigates the …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of a low-height noise barrier for railway traffic noise

M Abdulkareem, J Havukainen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology was applied to assess five locally developed mix
designs for a 20 m low-height noise barrier (LHNB) categorized as: precast Portland cement …

A feasibility study of using coffee cup waste as a building material-Life cycle assessment and multi-objective optimisation

M Sandanayake, Y Bouras, Z Vrcelj - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
With the scarcity of land and rapid drive towards sustainable development, numerous
research studies are conducted on diverting waste from landfills. However, majority of these …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing the sustainability potential of a reinforced concrete building through design strategies: Case study

AB Rohden, MR Garcez - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper aims to investigate the influence of design strategies on the economic and
environmental performance of 30-storey residential reinforced concrete (RC) building …