Frontiers in Built Environment | Sustainable Design and Construction

Original Research

Published on 18 Mar 2024

Future buildings as carbon sinks: Comparative analysis of timber-based building typologies regarding their carbon emissions and storage

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Daria Dzhurko
Ben Haacke
Asta Haberbosch
Linde Köhne
Nora König
Frida Lode
Antonia Marx
Luka Mühlnickel
Nina Neunzig
Annika Niemann

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1330105

6,229 views
7 citations

Review

Published on 07 Mar 2024

Towards the development of legislative framework for solar neighborhoods

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Caroline Hachem Vermette
Somil Yadav
Johannes Brozovsky
Silvia Croce
Gilles Desthieux
Matteo Formolli
Kuljeet Singh Grewal
Jouri Kanters
Gabriele Lobaccaro
Mattia Manni

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1352844

6,671 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 Feb 2024

Analytical examination of dynamic elements in modern architectural facades for advanced structural aesthetics

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Mohamed Salah Ezz
Essam Odah
Saleh Baharetha
Abd Al-Kader A. Al Sayed
Doaa A. H. Salem

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1302380

6,985 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 20 Feb 2024

Evaluation of the structural performance of T-section beams with construction defects utilizing numerical analysis

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Abd Al-Kader A. Al Sayed
Hebah Mohammad Al-jabali
Mohamed Fahmy
Ghada N. Mohamed
El-Said Abd-Allah Bayoumi
Tarek Ibrahim Selouma

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1280072

6,165 views
3 citations

Review

Published on 16 Feb 2024

Adaptation of buildings to climate change: an overview

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Aysha Saifudeen
Monto Mani

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1327747

14,992 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Feb 2024

RE:SLAB—a load bearing system for open-ended component reuse in building structures

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Xavier Estrella
Alex Muresan
Jan Brütting
Dario Redaelli
Corentin Fivet

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1355445

8,440 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Feb 2024

Solar governance for the transborder agglomeration of the Greater Geneva based on the solar cadaster development

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Gilles Desthieux
Martin Thebault

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1347056

6,228 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Jan 2024

Performance of vertically mounted bifacial photovoltaics under the physical influence of low-rise residential environment in high-latitude locations

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Bergpob Viriyaroj
Sami Jouttijärvi
Matti Jänkälä
Kati Miettunen

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1343036

3,842 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Jan 2024

Relative comparison of the benefits of wall envelope insulation materials in the South African energy zones, subject to the new national building energy efficiency standards

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Emmanuel Kabundu
Sijekula Mbanga
Brink Botha
Emma Ayesu-Koranteng

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1305029

9,919 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2024

An assessment of pluvial hazard in South Jakarta based on land-use/cover change from 2016 to 2022

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Horas Yosua
Muhammad Syahril Badri Kusuma
Joko Nugroho

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1345894

3,759 views
9 citations

Review

Published on 18 Dec 2023

A systematic review of heat recovery from roads for mitigating urban heat island effects: current state and future directions

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Moiz Ali
Yusuf Bicer
Tareq Al-Ansari
Abdulkarem I. Amhamed

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1292913

4,252 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 30 Nov 2023

Thermal insulation material produced from recycled materials for building applications: cellulose and rice husk-based material

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Nacarí Marín-Calvo
Sergio González-Serrud
Arthur James-Rivas

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1271317

31,448 views
15 citations

Editorial

Published on 27 Nov 2023

Editorial: Global excellence in sustainable design and construction: Europe 2023

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Paulo Santos
Elena Lucchi
Salvatore Carlucci

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1335915

2,322 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Nov 2023

Design for and from disassembly with timber elements: strategies based on two case studies from Switzerland

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Cäsar Grüter
Matthew Gordon
Marcel Muster
Fabian Kastner
Philippe Grönquist
Andrea Frangi
Silke Langenberg
Catherine De Wolf

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1307632

7,245 views
9 citations

Review

Published on 26 Oct 2023

Enhancing the deployment of solar energy in Norwegian high-sensitive built environments: challenges and barriers—a scoping review

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Tahmineh Akbarinejad
Esther Machlein
Chiara Bertolin
Gabriele Lobaccaro
Alenka Temeljotov Salaj

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1285127

7,232 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Oct 2023

The conceptual design of a stream island index for physical habitat complexity assessment in stream restoration projects

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Robby Yussac Tallar

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1286484

3,332 views