The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

Lightweight concrete with expanded polystyrene (EPS) has been adopted for several
decades. The EPS is to reduce the structural weight of the material for precast and …

Life cycle assessment is a tool to quantify the environmental impact of products and has
been widely studied in the building context. This is an important context given the building …

Improved resource efficiency in the construction industry is needed to balance sustainability
requirements with growing demand for new infrastructure. Resource efficiency includes the …

Abstract Steel–Concrete Composite (SCC) structural systems are increasingly used in the
construction industry and becoming the subject of intensive research by the world's leading …

In recent years, the use of recycled materials in the building sector has attracted increasing
interest. In this regard, lightweight artificial aggregates are an excellent alternative to natural …

The residential building sector is very energy-intensive. With population growth and a rise in
the number of homeowners, the effect is bound to worsen. A wave of green and sustainable …

The goal of pursuing the circular economy (CE) is spreading more and more in industry, also
driven by the introduction of new regulations, considerably affecting product design …

Modular construction is an innovative new construction method that minimizes waste and
improves efficiency within the construction industry. However, practitioners are hampered by …

Recently, modular building construction has gained massive momentum as it continues to
help many cities around the globe to tackle the ongoing housing crisis and the pressing …