While high-rise mass-timber construction is booming worldwide as a more sustainable alternative to mainstream cement and steel, in South America, there are still many gaps to overcome regarding sourcing, design, and ...

Indoor carbon monoxide (CO) exposure is considered around the world as one of the most important causes of poisoning with fatal outcomes. This study determined indoor CO levels and personal CO exposure and related risk ...

The building industry is expanding its ability to mitigate the environmental impacts of buildings through the application of life cycle assessment (LCA). Most building LCA studies focus on core and shell (C&S) and rarely ...

This paper evaluates low-carbon urban development strategies for the transport sector in Sao Paulo, one of the largest cities in the world. For each mobility policy selected, we build scenarios to evaluate the potential ...

This paper evaluated lignocellulosic biomass volume, in net and gross forms, consumed by Brazilian wood-based housing producers by building technique, as well as net volumes of fixed carbon and carbon dioxide by built area. ...

We report the analytical performance of glassy carbon electrodes (GCE) modified with a dispersion of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in polylysine (Plys) (GCE/MWCNT-Plys). The resulting electrodes show an excellent ...

From an energy point of view, houses are rebuilt approximately every 40 years due to updates in finishes, services, and facades. The facade contributes 28% of the initial and 30% of the recurring embodied energy, demonstrating ...