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 continuous developments of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Architecture,
Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry supported by the advancements in material …

The construction industry is a key player in total energy consumption. The design and
construction of buildings shall be executed to minimize their negative environmental …

Energy consumption of buildings is at the forefront of the total energy consumption list, and
its environmental impact is increasing, thus making construction industry as a key player in …

Increasing attention was given to building information modeling (BIM) and multi-criteria
decision-making (MCDM) globally due to their advantages for various stages of the life cycle …

Embodied emissions in construction materials make a relevant contribution to carbon
emissions worldwide. While this has been broadly recognised, only little attention has been …

An integrated design approach for the cost and embodied carbon optimisation of reinforced
concrete structures is presented in this paper to inform early design decisions. A BIM-based …

Recently, greater attentions have been started to put on the end-of-life (EoL) phase of
buildings. Recycling, reuse and incineration of deconstructed wastes can help relieve the …

Construction material consumption is greater than any time in history. Australia produces
approximately 30 million tonnes of finished building products each year, with over 56% of …

This chapter investigates discrete design optimization of reinforcement concrete frames
using the recently developed metaheuristic called Enhanced Colliding Bodies Optimization …