According to a report published in 2019 by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the building sector accounts for 38% of all energy-related CO2 emissions when adding building construction industry emissions [1]. In the 21st century, research on net zero or near zero energy use of buildings has been conducted, but research on embodied CO2 resulting from the design and construction stage has been excluded because it is limited to the operation and maintenance stage. [...]recently, many design and construction studies focused on maximizing economic benefits, and rarely focused on carbon neutrality or CO2 emission minimization. [...]there are not yet many papers directly dealing with energy and CO2 reduction throughout the construction project life cycle. [...]I would like to thank Maggie Sun of MDPI and others for their active cooperation in making this Special Issue successful, research colleagues who submitted excellent papers, and reviewers who have been active in the review process.
Technology and Management for Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructures