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Abdul Rauf, Daniel Efurosibina Attoye and Robert Crawford
Extensive focus on operational energy research has positively impacted both academia and policymakers, facilitating new strategies that reduce the energy consumed by building occupants. Much less emphasis has, however, been given to embodied energy. Cons...
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Manuela Almeida, Marco Ferreira and Ricardo Barbosa
The construction sector is facing increasingly strict energy efficiency regulations. Existing buildings have specific technical, functional and economic constraints, which, in fulfilling regulations, could lead to costly and complex renovation procedures...
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Hossein Omrany, Veronica Soebarto, Jian Zuo and Ruidong Chang
This paper aims to propose a comprehensive framework for a clear description of system boundary conditions in life cycle energy assessment (LCEA) analysis in order to promote the incorporation of embodied energy impacts into building energy-efficiency re...
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Juan Pablo Cárdenas, Edmundo Muñoz, Cristian Riquelme, Francisco Hidalgo
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As environmental issues become increasingly important, the buildings have focused on energy efficiency and energy needed for the construction and production of material. This research shows a simplified life cycle analysis study of operational and embodi...
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Paressa Loussos, Thaleia Konstantinou, Andy Van den Dobbelsteen and Regina Bokel
The existing building stock has been in the focus of European Union policies for energy savings. Nevertheless, energy certification schemes refer mostly to operational energy and usually do not consider aspects related to the life cycle of the building. ...
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Peng Du, Antony Wood, Brent Stephens and Xiaoyu Song
It is commonly accepted that the concentration of people in high-density urban city centers, which are typically dominated by medium- and high-rise buildings located close to public transit systems, offers greater overall energy efficiency and lower life...
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Usep Surahman, Tetsu Kubota and Osamu Higashi
The objective of this study is to analyze life cycle energy and CO2 emission profiles by employing an input?output analysis method for urban houses in major cities of Indonesia. Two surveys investigating building material inventory and household energy c...
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Nadia MIRABELLA, Martin RÖCK, Marcella Ruschi Mendes SAADE, Carolin SPIRINCKX, Marc BOSMANS, Karen ALLACKER and Alexander PASSER
Globally, the building sector is responsible for more than 40% of energy use and it contributes approximately 30% of the global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. This high contribution stimulates research and policies to reduce the operational energy use a...
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Delphine Isimbi and Jihyun Park
In this paper, the characteristics of the Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) green building certification system in terms of the scope of certification, and environmental and social strategies focused on 6024 units in the 17 EDGE-certif...
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Xinrui He, Wenli Jia, Yuxiang Dong and Mohammad Siahkouhi
The railway industry has shown a strong interest in utilizing sustainable materials, including recycled materials and composites, in construction. Bamboo, as a highly renewable natural resource, has been proposed as a construction material for the railwa...
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Leandro S. Silva, Mayara Amario, Carina M. Stolz, Karoline V. Figueiredo and Assed N. Haddad
The escalating demand for natural resources within the construction industry is progressing upward. At the same time, however, there is a great concern regarding the depletion of these resources. This review paper emphasizes the significance of utilizing...
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Alan W. Rempel and Alexandra R. Rempel
Earth-based building materials are increasingly valued in green design for their low embodied energy, humidity-buffering ability, and thermal stability. These materials perform well in warm dry climates, but greater understanding of long-term durability ...
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Arman Hashemi, Heather Cruickshank and Ali Cheshmehzangi
This paper evaluates the current conditions of Ugandan low-income tropical housing with a focus on construction methods and materials in order to identify the key areas for improvement. Literature review, site visits and photographic surveys are carried ...
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Jan Krantz, Johan Larsson, Weizhuo Lu and Thomas Olofsson
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Jan Krantz, Johan Larsson, Weizhuo Lu and Thomas Olofsson
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from construction processes are a serious concern globally. Of the several approaches taken to assess emissions, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based methods do not just take into account the construction phase, but consider a...
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Gonzalez Marco
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Building industry has a large environmental responsibility. All common materials have environmental impacts during their production process, but designers may choice the materials and techniques with less impact among the viable options. The objective of...
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Hyo Seon Park, Bongkeun Kwon, Yunah Shin, Yousok Kim, Taehoon Hong and Se Woon Choi
The construction industry is a representative industry that consumes large amounts of energy and produces substantial pollution. The operation of a building accounts for a large portion of its total CO2 emissions. Most efforts are focused on i...
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Matteo Vittuari, Fabio De Menna and Marco Pagani
The energy intensity of modern food systems represents a major issue in a scenario of decreasing oil resources and increasing population. Beside the use of renewable energy, an increased efficiency in food systems could contribute to reduce fossil fuels ...
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