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In construction projects, integration of the three social, economic, and environmental aspects of the triple bottom line (TBL) principle is challenging.  Green building rating schemes, such as LEED and BREEAM, fail to fully consider the projects' life cycle sustainability.  This study presents a sustainable constructio ...

The global construction industry is the world’s largest consumer of raw materials.  Construction accounts for 25%–40% of total carbon emissions globally.  Companies across all sectors of the construction value chain are embedding sustainability into their operations and products, developing innovative green products, a ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says that the war is demolishing over two decades of economic progress.  It reports that at least $100 billion of infrastructure, buildings, roads, bridges, hospitals, schools, and other built assets have already been destroyed by the war.  The UNDP says that the impact o ...

Lean construction increases the efficiency of developing infrastructure facilities for tourism destinations. This study proposes the methodological approach to the implementation of megaprojects of tourism clusters based on the lean construction concept. It is to serve as the basis for organizing and planning developme ...

Architecture and architects play a major role in developing sustainable cities and the built environment to achieve the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  This extensive collection of architectural projects across the world illustrates how architecture and architects can contribute to each of the SDGs.  The 8 ...