Buildings,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(6), С. 974 - 974
Опубликована: Март 19, 2025
Amidst
global
warming
and
energy
crises,
low-carbon
building
design
is
essential.
China,
the
largest
carbon
emitter,
commits
to
peaking
emissions
by
2030
achieving
neutrality
2060.
This
study
focuses
on
strategies
for
industrial
buildings
in
cold
regions,
aiming
develop
optimization
designs
centered
emissions.
Using
ENERGYPLUS
“standard
coal
method”,
it
quantifies
operational
analyzes
impact
of
methods
consumption
across
architectural
layout,
materials,
photovoltaic
technology.
study,
set
Xi’an
Yulin,
assesses
techniques
severely
climate
zones.
It
demonstrates
that,
orientation
has
a
relatively
small
emissions,
while
an
increase
window-to-wall
ratio
significantly
increases
building.
For
form
window
glass,
reflectivity
roofs
walls,
thickness
roof
wall
insulation
affect
technology,
angle
no
significant
By
further
comparing
effectiveness
various
technologies
reducing
was
found
that
choosing
more
appropriate
boards
can
provide
reduction
effects
at
same
cost.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
58(35), С. 15575 - 15586
Опубликована: Авг. 20, 2024
The
Belt
and
Road
Initiative
(BRI)
stands
as
the
most
ambitious
infrastructure
project
in
history,
marked
by
its
scale
of
investment,
extensive
geographical
reach
across
continents
countries,
a
diverse
array
projects
from
roads
to
digital
networks.
While
BRI's
environmental
sustainability
has
raised
concerns,
impacts
construction
materials
used
these
have
been
overlooked,
especially
developing
countries.
Here,
we
map
account
for
embodied
BRI
integrating,
first
time,
official
governmental
reports,
information,
material
flow
analysis.
We
pinpoint
analyze
stocks
each
individual
types,
regions,
sectors.
Between
2008
2023,
328
million
tons
accumulated
540
around
world,
mostly
Asia
Africa.
Aggregates
(sand
gravel)
constitute
largest
share
(82%),
followed
cement,
steel,
other
materials.
Most
are
transportation
infrastructure.
Our
work
further
highlights
some
limitations
terms
data
quality
such
assessments.
By
shedding
light
on
significant
impact
raw
usage
globe,
this
study
sets
stage
investigations
into
stock-flow-nexus
perspective
an
initiative.
The
Paris
Agreement,
with
a
2
°C
temperature
increase
baseline
and
1.5
target
increase,
imposes
challenges
to
the
sustainability
of
buildings.
However,
as
an
end-user
or
end-of-the-art,
building
sector
overlaps
other
sectors,
such
industry
transportation
in
materials
manufacturing
(such
steel,
concrete,
cement,
etc.
)
electricity
use
building-to-vehicle
charging),
imposing
difficulties
lifecycle
carbon
footprint
quantification
In
this
study,
buildings
pathways
China
are
provided.
Tools
platforms
for
reviewed.
A
global
database
is
reviewed
compared,
together
analysis
advantages
disadvantages.
Furthermore,
decarbonization
technologies
operation
stage
comprehensively
reviewed,
including
potential,
technology
readiness
level
(TRL),
techno-economic
performance,
current
technical
status.
Pathways
on
neutrality
sectors
results
indicate
that
inconsistencies
databases,
unclear
definitions
emissions,
inaccurate
models
energy
consumption
main
accurate
Various
transformation
can
be
classified
into
ultralow
near
zero-energy
efficient
heat
pump
smart
metering
technologies.
low-carbon
transition
include
saving
(330
million
tCO2
22%),
renewable
supply
(299
20%),
electrification
power
(450
30%),
capture,
utilization
storage
(CCUS)
(420
28%).
These
research
pave
way
upcoming
studies
China.
Buildings,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(1), С. 138 - 138
Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2025
Building
energy
conservation
and
emission
reduction
are
crucial
in
addressing
global
climate
change.
High-performance
insulated
building
envelopes
can
significantly
reduce
consumption
over
a
building’s
lifecycle.
However,
few
studies
have
systematically
analyzed
carbon
potential
through
life
cycle
assessment
(LCA),
incorporating
case
regional
differences.
To
address
this,
this
study
establishes
an
LCA
calculation
model
using
Information
Modeling
(BIM)
technology
the
coefficient
method.
We
examined
four
residential
buildings
China’s
cold
regions
hot
summer–cold
winter
regions,
utilizing
prefabricated
concrete
sandwich
insulation
exterior
walls
(PCSB)
autoclaved
aerated
block
self-insulating
(AACB).
Results
indicate
that
emissions
during
operational
phase
account
for
75%
of
total
lifecycle
emissions,
with
heating,
ventilation,
air
conditioning
systems
contributing
50%.
Compared
to
AACB,
PCSB
reduces
by
18.54%
20.02%
regions.
The
findings
demonstrate
offers
significant
energy-saving
emission-reduction
benefits
construction
operation
phases.
it
exhibits
higher
materialization
demolition
This
provides
practical
framework
insights
into
reducing
thereby
guiding
sustainable
design.
Buildings,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(4), С. 595 - 595
Опубликована: Фев. 14, 2025
Sustainable
construction
and
demolition
waste
(CDW)
management
have
been
widely
discussed.
For
a
city
seeking
urban
renewal
or
transformation,
aging
houses
are
remodeled,
which
creates
large
amount
of
CDW.
Taiwan
is
located
in
an
earthquake-prone
area
with
many
houses.
CDW
extremely
urgent
for
such
cities
countries.
This
study
presented
the
current
state
suggested
possible
strategies.
Material
flow
analysis
was
conducted
to
understand
use
distribution
materials.
shows
that
100%
raw
material
concrete
imported,
whereas
brick
domestic.
Half
recycled
steel
used
as
products.
The
predicted
from
calculated
could
be
sustainable
source
these
However,
currently
mostly
subgrade
filling
materials
but
not
produce
new
There
three
obvious
challenges
management:
lack
cost-effective
recycling
technology,
increasing
quantity
CDW,
limits
refilled
land
landfill
volume.
opportunities
also
emerged:
high
potential
reducing
carbon
emissions
improved
awareness
circular
economy.
concludes
lifespan
buildings,
reuse
proper
final
disposal
help
reduce
build
nearly
zero-carbon-emission
industry.
