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Construction is one of the main sectors that generates greenhouse gases. This industry consumes large amounts of raw materials, such as stone, timber, water, etc. Additionally, infrastructure should provide service over many years without safety problems. Therefore, their correct design, construction, maintenance, and dismantling are essential to reducing economic, environmental, and societal consequences. That is why promoting sustainable construction has recently become extremely important. To help address and resolve these types of questions, this book explores new ways of reducing the environmental impacts caused by the construction sector, as well promotes social progress and economic growth. The chapters collect the papers included in the “Sustainable Construction II” Special Issue of the Sustainability journal. The papers cover a wide spectrum of issues related to the use of sustainable materials in construction, the optimization of designs based con sustainable indicators, the life-cycle assessment, the decision-making processes that integrate economic, social, and environmental aspects, and the promotion of durable materials that reduce future maintenance

vertical extension method --- underground --- existing building --- economic impact --- CO2 emission --- earth-retaining walls --- optimization --- black hole --- min–max discretization --- Sustainable construction --- environmental impact and traffic disruptions --- self-anchored suspension bridge --- design-oriented analytical approach --- concrete structure --- environmental zonation --- concrete durability --- fuzzy set --- rough set --- sustainability --- LCA --- S-LCA --- social assessment --- ecoinvent --- SOCA

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The overall energy sector calls for a transformation from a fossil-based system to a low-carbon one. At a technology level, significant efforts have been made to provide energy solutions that contribute to a sustainable energy system. However, the actual suitability of these solutions is often not checked. In this sense, the assessment of energy systems from a life-cycle perspective is of paramount importance when it comes to effectively planning the energy sector. While environmental issues are commonly addressed through the use of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, the comprehensive evaluation of the economic and social aspects of energy systems often remains ignored or underdeveloped. This book consists of a set of scientific works addressing the analysis of energy systems from a (life-cycle) technical, economic, environmental and/or social standpoint. Case studies at and beyond the technology level are included, some of them involving a combination of life cycle and non-life cycle approaches for the thorough evaluation of energy systems under the umbrella of sustainability.

zinc (Zn) --- electrowinning (EW) --- activated Carbons (ACs) --- adsorbate --- liquid phase space velocity (LHSV) --- temperature --- bioeconomy --- life cycle assessment --- multi-criteria decision analysis --- sustainability --- thermal energy --- wood --- LCC optimization --- building energy simulation --- energy system optimization --- energy renovation --- historic building district --- district heating system --- biobutanol --- clean combustion --- Scilab simulations --- SimaPro --- CO2 emission --- fuel production management --- environmental impact --- non-edible resources for biofuel production --- GIS --- concentrated solar power --- solar thermochemistry --- life-cycle costs --- cost supply --- geographical potential --- sustainable --- alternative

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Energy consumption and economic growth have been of great interest to researchers and policy-makers. Knowing the actual causal relationship between energy and the economy with respect to environmental degradation has important implications for modeling environmental and growth policies. The eleven chapters included herein aim to help researchers, academicians, and especially decision-makers to understand relevant issues and adopt appropriate methods to tackle and solve relevant environmental problems. Various methods from different disciplines are proposed and applied to various environmental and energy issues.

expected utility maximization --- decoupling theory --- urban utility tunnel --- sensitivity analysis --- environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) --- economic systems --- structural decomposition analysis --- thermodynamic cycles --- sustainable wind energy management --- environmental engineering --- energy commodities --- hedging strategies --- energy consumption --- industrialization --- energy --- waste --- Analytic Hierarchy Process --- panel data --- rank reversal --- economy --- industrial CO2 emission --- sustainability --- sustainable development --- energy-related carbon emissions --- Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis --- Shapley value --- Kaya identity --- circular economy --- minimum-variance hedge ratio --- MESSAGE model --- fixed assets investment --- life cycle cost --- Analytic Network Process --- environmental efficiency --- Pakistan --- data envelopment analysis --- embodied energy --- carbon emissions --- district distributed power plants --- economic benefit evaluation --- differential GMM estimation --- linearization --- effectiveness --- dynamic hybrid input–output model --- environment quality cointegration --- cost allocation --- risk aversion --- environment --- 3E --- financial development --- LMDI approach --- differential games --- energy recovery --- resource dependence theory --- open-loop control systems --- Tapio decoupling model --- uncertain dynamic systems

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Exceptional design loads on buildings and structures may have different causes, including high-strain natural hazards, man-made attacks and accidents, and extreme operational conditions. All of these aspects can be critical for specific structural typologies and/or materials that are particularly sensitive. Dedicated and refined methods are thus required for design, analysis, and maintenance under structures’ expected lifetimes. Major challenges are related to the structural typology and material properties. Further issues are related to the need for the mitigation or retrofitting of existing structures, or from the optimal and safe design of innovative materials/systems. Finally, in some cases, no design recommendations are available, and thus experimental investigations can have a key role in the overall process. For this SI, we have invited scientists to focus on the recent advancements and trends in the sustainable design of high-performance buildings and structures. Special attention has been given to materials and systems, but also to buildings and infrastructures that can be subjected to extreme design loads. This can be the case of exceptional natural events or unfavorable ambient conditions. The assessment of hazard and risk associated with structures and civil infrastructure systems is important for the preservation and protection of built environments. New procedures, methods, and more precise rules for safety design and the protection of sustainable structures are, however, needed.

analytical model --- ductile walls --- shear strength --- capacity reduction --- Eurocode 8 --- concrete --- stainless steel --- reinforcement --- temperature --- thermal expansion --- waste management --- construction demolition waste --- thermochromic --- green building material --- recycled waste material --- corrosion --- deterioration --- stirrup --- beams --- cement-based composites (CBCs) --- compressive strength --- fire exposure --- thermal boundaries --- finite element (FE) numerical modelling --- empirical formulations --- fly ash --- granulated blast-furnace slag --- palm oil fly ash --- ordinary Portland cement --- recycled ceramics --- green mortar --- alkali-activated mix design --- embodied energy --- CO2 emission --- assessment --- earthquake --- Zagreb --- case study --- cultural heritage --- seismic design --- structural glass --- q-factor --- engineering demand parameters (EDPs) --- finite element (FE) numerical models --- non-linear incremental dynamic analyses (IDA) --- cloud analysis --- linear regression --- composites --- timber --- CLT --- load-bearing glass --- friction --- FEM analysis --- beam–column joints --- shear capacity --- cyclic loading --- joint’s numerical modeling --- interior joint --- corner joint --- modified reinforcement technique (MRT) --- beam-column joint --- ferrocement --- crack --- ductility --- displacement --- reinforced concrete --- deep beam --- support vector regression --- metaheuristic optimization

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A total of 30 articles have been published in this special issue, and it consists of 27 research papers, 2 technical notes, and 1 review paper. A total of 104 authors from 9 countries including Korea, Spain, Taiwan, USA, Finland, China, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Germany participated in writing and submitting very excellent papers that were finally published after the review process had been conducted according to very strict standards. Among the published papers, 13 papers directly addressed words such as sustainable, life cycle assessment (LCA) and CO2, and 17 papers indirectly dealt with energy and CO2 reduction effects. Among the published papers, there are 6 papers dealing with construction technology, but a majority, 24 papers deal with management techniques. The authors of the published papers used various analysis techniques to obtain the suggested solutions for each topic. Listed by key techniques, various techniques such as Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), the Taguchi method, machine learning including Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), regression analysis, Strength–Weakness–Opportunity–Threat (SWOT), system dynamics, simulation and modeling, Building Information Model (BIM) with schedule, and graph and data analysis after experiments and observations are identified.

circular foundation pit --- construction monitoring --- numerical simulation --- underground continuous wall --- reinforced concrete --- precast concrete double wall --- retaining wall --- lateral pressure --- lateral bending --- settlement --- artificial neural network --- liquefaction --- building information modeling --- drone --- LIDAR --- point cloud --- progress tracking --- school buildings --- system dynamics --- deterioration --- rehabilitation --- lifecycle cost analysis --- budget allocation --- natural disaster --- risk management --- accommodations --- operations and maintenance --- lifecycle cost --- disaster management --- inter-floor noise --- multi-dwelling houses --- smartphone application --- real-time monitoring system --- agent-based simulation --- space service quality --- efficient operation --- musculoskeletal disorders --- construction workers --- muscle stress --- standard Nordic questionnaire --- awkward posture --- simulation --- rebar work --- cutting waste --- minimization --- sustainable construction --- CO2 emission --- cutting stock problem --- 5D building information modeling --- agile project organization --- schedule/cost reliability --- degree of protection --- impact damage --- blast wave --- sustainable design consideration --- elasto-plastic design --- climate change --- typhoon --- catastrophe model --- typhoon vulnerability function --- risk analysis --- air permeability --- watertightness --- airtightness --- infiltration --- aluminium window frames --- natural hazard --- power system failure --- in-situ production --- environmental loads --- CO2 emission reduction --- life cycle assessment --- optimization model --- elevator --- noise --- vibration --- construction management --- high-rise residential building --- free-form building --- free-form concrete panel --- aluminum powder --- composite PCM mold --- social capital --- living environment --- living infrastructure --- soft infrastructure --- living social overhead capital --- inclusive growth --- inclusive city --- sustainable construction management --- tower crane accident reduction --- priority of tower crane accident causes --- sustainable development --- global sustainability --- scientific infrastructures --- Post-COVID-19 Scenario --- modeling --- building stock development --- mortality of building stock --- residential buildings --- public buildings --- commercial buildings --- paper sludge ash --- deinking sludge --- paper industry --- backfill material --- occupational safety and health expenses --- construction safety --- safety cost expenditures --- apartment construction --- ground beam --- LCA --- prefabrication --- vibro-pile --- eurocode --- precast prestressed concrete pile --- continuous flight auger pile --- eco-costs --- economic --- LCA (life cycle assessment) --- earth-retaining wall --- excavation --- environment load --- environment cost --- bid price volatility --- uncertainty in bid documents --- pre-bid clarification document --- machine learning (ML), classification model --- public project --- sustainable project management --- stone sludge --- lightweight aggregates --- controlled low-strength materials --- Taguchi method --- rebar cutting waste --- optimization --- structural work --- systematic literature review --- management performance evaluation indicators (MAPEIs) for small construction firms --- AHP --- key performance indicators (KPIs) --- corporation management --- small construction firms --- n/a