Comparative analysis of building insulation material properties and performance

D Kumar, M Alam, PXW Zou, JG Sanjayan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Building envelope insulation is crucial for an energy-efficient and comfortable indoor
environment because the envelope accounts for 50–60% of total heat gain/loss in a …

Life cycle assessment of mass timber construction: A review

Z Duan, Q Huang, Q Zhang - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been widely used to determine the environmental impact of
mass timber construction (MTC) as a substitute for conventional construction. This article …

A critical comparison of green building rating systems

DT Doan, A Ghaffarianhoseini, N Naismith… - Building and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Various green rating systems are established globally to evaluate the sustainability of
construction projects. Their categories and criteria have been under constant updates to …

Carbon emission of global construction sector

L Huang, G Krigsvoll, F Johansen, Y Liu… - … and sustainable energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The construction sector delivers the infrastructure and buildings to the society by
consumption large amount of unrenewable energy. Consequently, this consumption causes …

Review of global research advances towards net-zero emissions buildings

E Ohene, APC Chan, A Darko - Energy and buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
Net-zero emissions buildings (NZEBs) are essential to reducing greenhouse gas emissions
and tackling climate change. Several studies have been conducted on NZEBs. However, a …

Embodied carbon emissions and mitigation potential in China's building sector: An outlook to 2060

C Zhu, X Li, W Zhu, W Gong - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
In China's building sector, annual embodied carbon emissions (EC) account for a larger
proportion than operational emissions, unlike in developed economies. Investigating future …

Exploring environmental benefits of reuse and recycle practices: A circular economy case study of a modular building

R Minunno, T O'Grady, GM Morrison… - Resources, Conservation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent research indicates that circular economy practices have the potential to provide
significant environmental benefits. In particular, recycling has been associated with …

Life cycle assessment of the building industry: An overview of two decades of research (1995–2018)

M Bahramian, K Yetilmezsoy - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
An overview of current status of the available literature on Life Cycle Energy, Life Cycle
Greenhouse gasses, and Conventional Life Cycle Assessment of commercial and …

Factors influencing embodied carbon emissions of China's building sector: An analysis based on extended STIRPAT modeling

C Zhu, Y Chang, X Li, M Shan - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
As China urbanizes, the embodied carbon emissions (EC) of its building sector continue to
rise; analyzing the influencing factors (IFs) of building EC can indicate a direction for China's …

Calculation of a building's life cycle carbon emissions based on Ecotect and building information modeling

C Peng - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 - Elsevier
Buildings are responsible for more than 40% of global energy usage and as much as 33% of
global greenhouse gas emissions in both developed and developing countries. However …