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Research on Sustainable Low-Carbon Construction Materials and Technology in Civil Engineering

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2023) | Viewed by 2327

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Gang Liu

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Department of Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Interests: high-performance concrete; waste management; non-clinker cement system
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Dr. Gaowen Zhao

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School of Highway, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710064, China
Interests: concrete durability; problematic soil; sustainable materials; soil mechanics; solid waste disposal; foundation engineering
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Dr. Shifeng Lu

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Department of Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Interests: loess mechanics; disposal of solid waste; contaminant migration
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Dr. Yuxuan Chen

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School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Interests: bio-concrete; nano-additives in concrete; ultra-high performance concrete; green areogel in building materials

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The production of building materials consumes a considerable amount of natural resources and energy every year worldwide, followed by intensive environmental impacts and CO2 emissions. The development of innovative materials and construction technology is necessary to satisfy the design and construction of eco and sustainable buildings and industries. Industrial and municipal by-products, even collected waste CO2, have been gradually converted from disposed solid wastes into precursors of green building materials by the applications of new design, activation, and manufacturing methods. Great attention has been paid to the investigation of sustainable low-carbon construction materials and technologies.

The main aim of this Special Issue is to explore the latest studies and technologies of sustainable low-carbon constructions. Topics include but are not limited to:

  • New candidates for SCMs (supplementary cementitious materials) in concrete;
  • CO2-captured building materials;
  • Low-carbon-construction technologies, calculation, and assessment;
  • Ultra-high-performance green composites;
  • Durability of concrete;
  • Fast solidification of contaminates in engineering construction.

Dr. Gang Liu
Dr. Gaowen Zhao
Dr. Shifeng Lu
Dr. Yuxuan Chen
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • low carbon
  • sustainable
  • building materials
  • green composites
  • treatment and recycling
  • concrete
  • evaluation
  • technology

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Carbon Emission Evaluation Method and Comparison Study of Transformer Substations Using Different Data Sources
by Xigang Liu, Jian Zhang, Yiqi Hu, Jiao Liu, Shijun Ding, Gaowen Zhao, Yang Zhang, Jiawei Li and Zhibao Nie
Buildings 2023, 13(4), 1106; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13041106 - 21 Apr 2023
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The construction of transformer substations in transmission lines is a systematic, technical, and complex project with the need for numerous materials and resources. Under the development of the green economy, the requirements for energy conservation and carbon reduction have improved; hence, an assessment [...] Read more.
The construction of transformer substations in transmission lines is a systematic, technical, and complex project with the need for numerous materials and resources. Under the development of the green economy, the requirements for energy conservation and carbon reduction have improved; hence, an assessment of carbon emissions in transformer substations is urgently needed. A calculation method was proposed in the present study to analyze the carbon emissions of transformer substations with different kinds of data sources, which were collected from several practical projects in the west-to-east power transmission project. In this study, a detailed comparison and discussion regarding the differences in carbon emissions of 750 kV transformer substations caused by hydrology, geology, engineering quantity, and other factors were conducted. The mean value, standard deviation, and 90% confidence interval of carbon emissions were obtained by Monte Carlo simulation through MATLAB. Results show that the total carbon emissions of the selected 750 kV transformer substations are between [56,000, 68,000] t CO2 eq. Construction engineering accounts for more than 50% of carbon emissions, followed by installation engineering and additional services. In terms of input items, electricity distribution buildings contribute more than 39% of total carbon emissions, followed by cable/earthing systems, which account for 14% of total carbon emissions. Gas insulated switchgear (GIS) and air insulated switchgear (AIS) could adopt different types of equipment foundations, and GIS equipment foundations would generate fewer carbon emissions due to the smaller land area and input materials. This study can provide experience and reference for similar projects and further guide the substation carbon emission reduction work. Full article
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