...Zhen Peng; Qihan Sun; Pei Li; Fengjiao Sun; Shaoyang Ren; Rui Guan Purpose This study aims to assess carbon emissions in urban aged residential buildings in Qingdao, Shandong Province, constructed prior to 2000, and to evaluate retrofitting and rebuilding strategies for potential carbon reduction...

...Sarfo Mensah; Collins Ameyaw; William Appiah Yeboah Purpose The lack of carbon emission reduction strategies specifically devised for buildings in urban areas in developing countries has affected the global course of tackling carbon emissions. The purpose of this study is to identify the causes...

..., 2022). Carbon emissions released from the construction sector are projected to increase twice over the next 15 years if we continue operating the business-as-usual scenario (UNEP, 2020). Thus, there is a need to shift from conventional to lower-carbon building practices to minimise carbon emissions...

... was modelled in BIM software. Zaid Alwan can be contacted at: Zaid.alwan@unn.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Carbon emissions BIM Embodied carbon Operational carbon Since the early 1980s there has been growing interest in reducing overall global energy consumption...