Trends in Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure

• Other Authors: Yepes, Víctor (Editor), Navarro Martínez, Ignacio J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; multi-scale assessment; hierarchical relational modeling; cascading impacts; adaptive capacity; infrastructure integrated planning; road network; decentralization optimization; green housing; neuro decision matrix; neuro correlation matrix; video neuro-advertising; COPRAS and ViNeRS Methods; multivariate design and multiple criteria analysis; bridges; sustainability; design; life cycle assessment; greenhouse gas; environmental impact; cable-stayed bridge; life-cycle assessment; sustainable construction; life cycle costing; environmental externalities; indicator; multi-criteria decision analysis; civil engineering; bridge; local spatial planning stage; policy decision-making; social network analysis; convergence analysis; text mining analysis; biopolymer; numerical simulation; micro-behavior; green technology; Archimedean screw turbine; green energy; resilient structures; mega infrastructure projects; operation and maintenance management; assessment level; indicator system; sustainable development; LCIA; LCCA; SILA; GDP; green building; policy evolution; bibliometric analysis; text mining; China
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The recently established Sustainable Development Goals call for a paradigm shift in the way that buildings and infrastructures are conceived. The construction industry is a major source of environmental impacts, given its great material consumption and energy demands. It is also a major contributor...