A Building Information Modeling-Based Life Cycle Assessment of the Embodied Carbon and Environmental Impacts of High-Rise Building Structures: A Case Study

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 16; no. 2; p. 569
• Main Authors: Ma, Lijian, Azari, Rahman, Elnimeiri, Mahjoub
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Analysis; Architecture; Building information modeling; Case studies; Computer software industry; Energy consumption; Environmental sustainability; Eutrophication; Global warming; Global warming potential; High rise buildings; Real property; Skyscrapers; Smog; Steel, Structural; Tall buildings; Valuation; United States; United States > US; Chicago Illinois

High-rise buildings represent technological, urban, and life-style trends of the modern urban landscape, yet there are limited data regarding their embodied carbon and environmental impacts, particularly when compared to low- or mid-rise buildings. Given that the projected growth of the global urban...