FARU Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(2), P. 34 - 43
Published: Dec. 30, 2024
Nowadays,
the
construction
industry
is
significantly
driven
by
objective
of
achieving
sustainable
development.
It
creates
a
necessity
to
implement
lean
principles
within
industry,
as
greatly
contributes
sustainability.
Despite
construction's
potential
achieve
development,
numerous
barriers
hinder
its
implementation.
Consequently,
concept
Society
5.0
can
be
utilised
transformative
framework
that
integrates
advanced
technologies
with
human-centric
approach
overcome
these
issues.
The
aim
this
research
investigate
how
along
society
drive
development
in
construction.
To
address
objective,
comprehensive
literature
review
was
conducted,
and
content
analysed
align
objective.
findings
indicated
an
effective
application
any
part
process
prioritise
outcomes.
Moreover,
revealed
95
for
integrated
construction,
categorised
under
political/government
barriers,
economic/financial
technical
social
other
barriers.
highlighted
integrate
These
are
paving
way
towards
conducting
further
on
area
5.0-enabled
Applied Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(7), P. 3468 - 3468
Published: March 21, 2025
In
Mexico,
approximately
6.5
million
tons
of
plastic
waste
is
generated,
which
38–58%
improperly
managed
and
has
the
potential
to
leak
into
environment.
Furthermore,
producing
natural
aggregates
associated
with
unsustainable
use
non-renewable
resources.
this
sense,
work
aimed
evaluate
influence
that
recycled
from
have
on
behavior
concrete.
Coarse
thermoplastic
paint
(TP)
paving
were
prepared
incorporated
four
mixes,
concentrations
5
20%.
addition,
three
mixes
fine
PET
evaluated
as
one
reference
mix.
The
studied
properties
slump,
compressive
strength,
flexural
rebound
number,
density,
absorption,
porosity.
results
indicate
both
significant
for
in
concrete,
including
structural
use,
when
replacement
percentages
around
5%
are
considered,
property
losses
not
exceeding
8%.
Their
proposed
active
mobility
infrastructure,
up
20%
analyzed
study.
Finally,
it
necessary
analyze
incorporation
mitigating
environmental
impacts,
well
durability
properties.
Processes,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(3), P. 708 - 708
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
Bitumen
is
a
significant
component
used
in
road
construction.
Traditionally,
it
subjected
to
air-blowing
processes
at
high
temperatures
(220–260
°C)
enhance
its
viscosity,
rigidity,
and
oxidation
characteristics.
However,
such
approaches
are
often
energy-consuming
result
extensive
environmental
issues,
so
more
efficient
environmentally
friendly
techniques
needed.
This
review
evaluates
the
emerging
novel
pathways
for
treating
bitumen,
with
particular
focus
on
role
of
ozone
process.
By
examining
present
studies,
this
emphasizes
incorporation
as
an
oxidizing
agent
address
current
challenges
long
process
times
activation
comprehensively
demonstrates
enhancement
bitumen’s
mechanical
properties
through
treatment.
It
also
highlights
minimization
toxic
emissions
achieves,
especially
highlighting
crucial
improving
characteristics
bitumen
relation
global
trend
toward
making
civil
construction
projects
friendly.
The
main
aim
contribute
development
new
ideas
field
modification
encourage
further
advances
from
standpoint
efficiency
minimizing
impacts.
Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(4), P. 504 - 504
Published: April 12, 2024
One
essential
part
of
transportation
infrastructure
is
highways.
The
surrounding
eco-environment
greatly
impacted
by
the
construction
However,
few
studies
have
investigated
changes
in
eco-environmental
quality
during
highway
construction,
and
main
impact
areas
not
been
clarified.
from
Sunit
Right
Banner
to
Huade
(Inner
Mongolia–Hebei
border)
was
used
as
study
area.
GEE
establish
RSEI.
During
Sen
+
M-K
trend
analysis,
Hurst
Geodetector
were
employed
assess
RSEI
driving
factors.
results
show
following:
(1)
An
area
1500
m
around
where
ecological
will
be
greatest.
(2)
curve
annual
mean
2016
2021
V-shaped.
From
northwest
southeast,
there
an
increasing
spatial
distribution.
(3)
largest
environmental
degradation
occurred
first
year
construction.
(4)
factor
detector
indicate
that
DEM,
precipitation,
distance
administrative
district,
FVC
drivers
research
region.
interaction
detector’s
findings
drivers’
combined
influence
on
greater
than
their
individual
components.
(5)
Compared
2016–2021
trend,
proportion
future
degraded
terms
increase
3.16%,
while
improved
decrease
2.99%.
Coatings,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(8), P. 922 - 922
Published: July 23, 2024
With
the
progressive
reduction
in
virgin
material
availability
and
growing
global
concern
for
sustainability,
civil
engineering
researchers
worldwide
are
shifting
their
attention
toward
exploring
alternative
mechanically
sound
technological
solutions.
The
feasibility
of
preparing
both
cold
hot
asphalt
mixtures
(AMs)
road
pavement
binder
layers
with
construction
demolition
wastes
(C&DWs)
reclaimed
(RAP)
partially
replacing
materials
like
limestone
aggregates
filler
has
already
been
proven.
technical
suitability
compliance
specifications
paving
involved
evaluation
mechanical
volumetric
aspects
by
means
indirect
tensile
strength
tests
saturated
surface
dry
voids,
respectively.
Thus,
main
goal
present
study
is
to
train,
validate,
test
selected
machine
learning
algorithms
based
on
data
obtained
from
previous
experimental
campaign
aim
predicting
properties
performance
investigated
mixtures.
A
comparison
between
predictions
made
ridge
lasso
regression
techniques
shallow
(SNN)
deep
neural
network
(DNN)
models
showed
that
latter
achieved
better
predictive
capabilities,
highlighted
fully
satisfactory
metrics.
DNN
can
be
summarized
R2
values
equal
0.8990
terms
void
predictions,
as
well
0.9954
predictions.
Predicted
observations
thus
implemented
within
traditional
mix
design
software.
This
would
reduce
need
carry
out
additional
expensive
time-consuming
campaigns.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(7), P. 2626 - 2626
Published: March 22, 2024
In
the
face
of
growing
social
recognition
environmental
awareness
and
emerging
regulations
in
countries
where
targets
include
reduction
CO2
footprint
industrial
sector,
several
companies
are
facing
challenge
introducing
impacts
as
new
key
design
criteria.
To
successfully
launch
products
with
optimized
impact,
it
is
crucial
to
apply
Life
Cycle
Assessment
(LCA)
during
phase.
However,
process
any
product
a
materials,
production
processes,
concepts,
various
factors
constantly
changing,
which
requires
an
agile
LCA
calculation
for
its
effective
inclusion
iterative
process.
This
paper
presents
eco-design
methodology,
based
on
adaptation
method
changing
environment,
through
stages
process,
customization
databases
company,
development
software
tool
application
earlier
phases.
methodology
assists
designers
save
efforts
different
integration
levels
data,
according
phases
established
by
ISO
14040
14044.
The
effectiveness
this
will
be
shown
real
case
study.
