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Conejos, S, Chew, M Y L, Tay, K, Tay, S and Safiena, S (2023) Green maintainability assessment of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) applications: lessons learnt. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(02), 320-46.
Fellows, M F, Phua, F T T and Tutt, D E (2023) Building bridges: the bilingual language work of migrant construction workers. Construction Management and Economics, 41(02), 153–71.
Galea, N, Powell, A and Salignac, F (2023) The role of homosociality in maintaining men’s powerfulness in construction companies. Construction Management and Economics, 41(02), 172–82.
Grant, A and Ries, R (2013) Impact of building service life models on life cycle assessment. Building Research & Information, 41(02), 168-86.
Hegarty, T, Wright, S, Wordsworth, R and Lord, B (2023) Deferential Tailoring: a grounded theory of how women respond and adapt to social conditions and gender-related challenges in the New Zealand construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 41(02), 138–52.
Holmes, S H and Reinhart, C F (2013) Assessing future climate change and energy price scenarios: institutional building investment. Building Research & Information, 41(02), 209-22.
Hoque, M I, Safayet, M A, Rana, M J, Bhuiyan, A Y and Quraishy, G S (2023) Analysis of construction delay for delivering quality project in Bangladesh. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(02), 401-21.
Hughes, M, Palmer, J, Cheng, V and Shipworth, D (2013) Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of England's housing energy model. Building Research & Information, 41(02), 156-67.
Khan, M I, Khan, S, Khan, U and Haleem, A (2023) Modeling the Big Data challenges in context of smart cities – an integrated fuzzy ISM-DEMATEL approach. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(02), 422-53.
Kongela, S M (2023) Sustainability potential awareness among built environment stakeholders: experience from Tanzania. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(02), 301-19.
Liu, Q, Feng, Y, London, K and Zhang, P (2023) Influence of personal characteristics and environmental stressors on mental health for multicultural construction workplaces in Australia. Construction Management and Economics, 41(02), 116–37.
Newaz, M T, Ershadi, M, Jefferies, M, Pillay, M and Davis, P (2023) A systematic review of contemporary safety management research: a multi-level approach to identifying trending domains in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 41(02), 97–115.
Nouri, H, Safehian, M and Mir Mohammad Hosseini, S M (2023) Life cycle assessment of earthen materials for low-cost housing a comparison between rammed earth and fired clay bricks. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(02), 364-77.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: carbon emission; fired clay brick; life cycle assessment; rammed earth
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- URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-02-2021-0021
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Purpose: Although the use of diverse types of bricks as the primary construction materials has been considered for many years, vernacular earthen materials are also widely used for construction with low potential environmental impacts in developing countries. In this study, the life cycle of two types of building materials for wall building is investigated. Design/methodology/approach: For this purpose, life cycle carbon emissions (LCCO2) are compared and embodied energy calculation for rammed earth and fired clay bricks as two construction materials. The complete construction chain using rammed earth, as a modern norm, and fired clay bricks, as the most common construction materials in buildings, is investigated in this research. Findings: Studies on the constructions in Kashan city in the north of Isfahan province, Iran, as a case study, showed that replacing the fired bricks with rammed earth would reduce the CO2 emissions up to 1,245 kg/ton and 4,646 MJ/ton (i.e. more than 95%) of the embodied energy. It also shows that the choice of building materials should be important for building practitioners to consider the environmental impact. Originality/value: This paper provide life cycle assessment of building materials. The findings of this study help builders and owner to choose sustainable building materials.
Olojede, B O, Opawole, A, Jagboro, G O and Alao, O O (2023) Examination of roles performed by public sector organizations in the procurement of public-private partnership projects. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(02), 495-511.
Rehm, M and Ade, R (2013) Construction costs comparison between ‘green’ and conventional office buildings. Building Research & Information, 41(02), 198-208.
Schweber, L (2013) The effect of BREEAM on clients and construction professionals. Building Research & Information, 41(02), 129-45.
Toller, S, Carlsson, A, Wadeskog, A, Miliutenko, S and Finnveden, G (2013) Indicators for environmental monitoring of the Swedish building and real estate management sector. Building Research & Information, 41(02), 146-55.
Umeokafor, N, Okoro, C, Diugwu, I and Umar, T (2023) Design for safety in construction in Nigeria: a qualitative inquiry of the critical opportunities. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(02), 476-94.
Van Tam, N, Quoc Toan, N, Phong, V V and Durdyev, S (2023) Impact of BIM-related factors affecting construction project performance. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(02), 454-75.
Wafaei Baneh, K, Wafaei Baneh, B, Osman, A, Mostafapour, O and Bradosty, Z R (2023) Regeneration and documentation of historic geometric Islamic patterns via HBIM: a case study of Choli minaret, Kurdistan Region. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(02), 347-63.
Wright, G B and Jack, L B (2013) Property-level stormwater drainage systems: integrated flow simulation and whole-life costs. Building Research & Information, 41(02), 223-36.
Xu, W, Cong, J and Proverbs, D G (2023) Evaluation of infrastructure resilience. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 41(02), 378-400.