Strict environmental concern, depletion, and price hike of building construction materials are
driving scientific studies for the search of alternative materials for building construction. To …

This paper provides a review on three streams of life cycle studies that have been frequently
applied to evaluate the environmental impacts of building construction with a major focus on …

The building sector plays a key role in achieving the goal of carbon neutrality while
understanding the carbon emission trend of building stock at the city-level is challenging …

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 …

The carbon emissions associated with the built environment represent the dominant fraction
of the total carbon footprint of society. As a result of the intense debate over how to address …

This review summarizes and organizes the literature on life cycle assessment (LCA), life
cycle energy analysis (LCEA) and life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) studies carried out for …

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 …

Concrete is one of the most widely used building materials with a global consumption rate
approaching 25 gigatonnes per year. Consequentially, its environmental burden is …

The building construction industry consumes a large amount of resources and energy and,
owing to current global population growth trends, this situation is projected to deteriorate in …

Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) is one of various management tools for evaluating
environmental concerns. This paper reviews LCA from a buildings perspective. It highlights …