Has Digital Industrialization Promoted Carbon Emission Reduction in the Construction Industry?

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Firstly, the author's definition of digital transformation in the construction industry is unclear. Digital transformation is a broad concept and its relationship with carbon emissions is not clearly analyzed in this study. The Conceptual Framework proposed lacks theoretical support and is only a simple derivation of relationships.
More importantly, the proposed indicator system lacks scientific rigor.  In addition, there have been multiple errors in the citations in the article. We hope the author will pay attention to the basic format of the article.

Comments on the Quality of English Language

Language needs to be improved on a large scale, and some terminology expressions are incorrect.

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Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

This manuscript studies the correlations of digital industrialization and carbon emission reduction, using the data from Chinese provinces. Generally, it is good. There are several suggestions:

1.The research used the data from 30 Chinese provinces spanning 2011 to 2020. It is suggested to add the data of latest years, 2021-2023.

2.What is the conception of Digital Industrialization (DI)? And what are the major technologies of DI? It should be defined in the manuscript.

3. The existing framework does not clearly distinguish the difference in the functional pathways between DI-T and DI-S, and the transmission mechanisms of technology empowerment and service empowerment are confused. Please distinguish it.
4. Policy recommendations section should be deepened, especially enhancing practical value.

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Reviewer 3 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors In the manuscript, the author studies an actual, interesting, but difficult to determine problem. A significant part of the applied methods refer to the field of social and economic sciences, which makes it difficult for technical specialists to understand the material. However, the arguments presented by the authors look logical and convincing, well supported by literary references to the works of other authors.   The author can increase the practical significance of carrying out studies for technical specialists (builders, manufacturers of construction materials, etc.). For this, in the Discussion and Conclusion sections, more specific practical recommendations should be formulated in the perspective direction: Digital Industrialization of the construction industry. Thus, the reader in the manuscript can get an idea of ​​what steps, first of all, can be implemented at your company or construction company  to increase efficiency and carbon neutrality.   Also, it is recommended to provide an example of an array of source data used for analysis as an application. For example, it may be given by one of the provinces. This can be a full or abbreviated set of data, if its volume is too large for the article. It is important that the reader can understand the structure and content of the data array. This information may be useful for readers planning to carry out similar studies for their regions.

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