Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) of Sustainable Building Materials
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 41
Special Issue Editors
Interests: LCA; bio-based materials; dynamic modeling; building stock; carbon; CO2; circular economy; carbonation; BIM; artificial intelligence
Interests: LCA; bio-based materials; dynamic modeling; building stock; carbon; CO2; circular economy; carbonation; BIM
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue, titled “Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Sustainable Building Materials”, focuses on the environmental, economic, and social impacts of building materials in relation to their life cycle. This Issue highlights the importance of sustainability in construction, emphasizing the need for innovative materials that enhance durability, improve functionality, and align with principles of circular economy, low carbon, and regeneration.
It aims to explore various life cycle approaches and methodologies to assess the environmental burden of materials—from extraction to disposal—including potential trade-offs between social and economic aspects, ensuring a comprehensive evaluation of their sustainability.
In this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles and reviews. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Materials developed within the context of the circular economy (reuse, recycling, etc.).
- Bio-based and non-conventional materials (e.g., bio-cementitious materials, bioplastics, geopolymers, earth-based materials, etc.).
- Study of environmental product declarations (EPD) of building materials.
- New methodological approaches (e.g., dynamic LCA, biogenic carbon, and carbonation modeling) and tools for evaluating sustainable building materials (e.g., BIM, material passports, MFA, AI, etc.).
- Eco-efficiency indicators for the evaluation of building materials.
- Sustainable materials for retrofit and heritage preservation.
- Sustainable materials for pavements and infrastructure.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Lucas Rosse Caldas
Prof. Dr. Francesco Pittau
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- LCA
- recycled materials
- reused materials
- bio-based materials
- low-carbon materials
- performance analysis
- innovative approaches
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