Building attribute, Carbon Emissions, Climate, CSBE news
Pre-print: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5247212 The growing global population is increasing the demand for housing at the same time as the ecological limits requires much more resource-efficiency. Small multi-unit buildings are regularly proposed to increase material...
CSBE news, Urban sustainability
Rapid growth of urban construction threatens global climate targets. Cities have a lot of influence over what gets built and the associated greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts. However, cities across the globe have largely overlooked the challenge of reducing...
CSBE news, Embodied GHG, Urban sustainability
Most research on the environmental impact of buildings focuses on new construction, but growing interest in the circular economy has shown that renovating existing buildings can also be a valuable way to provide additional housing while maximizing the use of existing...
Building form, CSBE news, Urban form
Societies across the globe are simultaneously trying to build significantly more housing to meet the needs of a growing population and emit significantly less greenhouse gas emissions to meet the pressures of the climate crisis. This is precipitating debates about the...
Building attribute, Building form, CSBE news, Machine learning, Urban sustainability
This study estimates building attributes—floor area and age—using image-based machine learning. Building age and floor area are key inputs to the studies of urban metabolism, material stocks and flows, and embodied greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the built environment....
Building form, CSBE news, Urban form
Residential building form and strategies for more efficient housing In this paper, we quantify the impact of residential form on embodied emissions. Specifically, we look at the reduction potential of missing middle (low-rise multi-unit) housing, compare missing...
