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Abstract

Construction is one of the top sectors and activities with the biggest carbon footprints. Through design, operation, and management throughout the stages of production, transportation, construction, operations, maintenance, and management, as well as end-of-life deconstruction, this review article seeks to raise awareness of the sources of carbon footprint in the construction sector.
The research project examines how artificial intelligence (AI) may help the building industry reduce carbon emissions and boost sustainability. It begins by emphasizing the harm that building does to the environment and the need for sustainable development. It is acknowledged that applying AI to this industry's sustainability issues is a powerful strategy.
A description of sustainable building includes a summary of the primary environmental issues it must solve and a discussion of its guiding principles. The research indicates that building projects need to lower their carbon footprints to lessen their adverse environmental consequences. The importance of AI in ecologically friendly buildings and several AI technologies pertinent to the industry are discussed. Research is being done on AI-driven strategies for reducing waste, managing resources wisely, and enhancing building energy efficiency.
The study focuses on reducing carbon footprints in buildings with AI. It includes real-time energy management, predictive modeling for the integration of renewable energy sources, building site monitoring, and AI algorithms for optimizing energy efficiency. There are also clever recycling and waste reduction techniques included. The opportunities and obstacles of using AI in the construction industry are examined. Obstacles to adoption, data limitations, workforce development, and stakeholder cooperation are listed as crucial elements to consider.
Additionally, it provides an overview of the most recent research on methods for reducing carbon footprints during the various stages of construction, such as using alternative additives in building materials, enhancing design, recycling construction waste, encouraging the use of alternative water resources, and boosting the effectiveness of water technologies and other building systems. According to reports, using alternative systems, materials, procedures, and additives can cut CO2 emissions by up to 90% during various phases of building operations and construction. As a result, this evaluation may help clients and stakeholders choose materials and systems at the conception, design, and construction stages; as a result, it raises awareness of the effects that manufacturing, transportation, and operation have on the environment.

Course: Building Information Management - MSc - P2657FTC

Date Deposited: 2025-01-16

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