Impact of Industry 4.0 on environmental sustainability

J Oláh, N Aburumman, J Popp, MA Khan, H Haddad… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Industry 4.0 is a concept that originated from the German industry, and whose essence is the
use of technology for efficient production. In business today, the emergence of Industry 4.0 …

The application of life cycle assessment (LCA) to wastewater treatment: A best practice guide and critical review

L Corominas, DM Byrne, JS Guest, A Hospido, P Roux… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) has been widely applied in the wastewater industry, but
inconsistencies in assumptions and methods have made it difficult for researchers and …

Towards sustainable concrete

PJM Monteiro, SA Miller, A Horvath - Nature materials, 2017 - nature.com
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Exploring environmental and economic costs and benefits of a circular economy approach to the construction and demolition sector. A literature review

P Ghisellini, M Ripa, S Ulgiati - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Circular economy (CE) as a new model of economic development promotes the maximum
reuse/recycling of materials, goods and components in order to decrease waste generation …

A review of the efficiency of self-healing concrete technologies for durable and sustainable concrete under realistic conditions

V Cappellesso, D di Summa… - International …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Self-healing is recognized as a promising technique for increasing the durability of concrete
structures by healing cracks, thereby reducing the need for maintenance activities over the …

Carbonate binders: Historic developments and perspectives

X Hu, P He, C Shi - Cement and Concrete Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the historic developments and provides some perspectives of carbonate
binders. Various carbonatable materials have been used to produce carbonate binders …

Recent advances in understanding the role of supplementary cementitious materials in concrete

MCG Juenger, R Siddique - Cement and concrete research, 2015 - Elsevier
Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are commonly used in concrete mixtures as a
replacement of a portion of clinker in cement or as a replacement of a portion of cement in …

Recycled fibers in reinforced concrete: A systematic literature review

R Merli, M Preziosi, A Acampora, MC Lucchetti… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Concrete is one of the leading composite materials for construction, therefore the
identification of strategies aimed at reducing its environmental impact is crucial for greening …

Readily implementable techniques can cut annual CO2 emissions from the production of concrete by over 20%

SA Miller, A Horvath, PJM Monteiro - Environmental Research …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Due to its prevalence in modern infrastructure, concrete is experiencing the most rapid
increase in consumption among globally common structural materials; however, the …

[HTML][HTML] Life Cycle Assessment of construction materials: Methodologies, applications and future directions for sustainable decision-making

S Barbhuiya, BB Das - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This review paper presents a comprehensive analysis of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
methodologies applied to construction materials. It begins with an introduction highlighting …