The carbon footprint of construction industry: A review of direct and indirect emission

The construction industry is considered to be among the major sectors that contribute significantly toward the emission of GHGs in our environment, which have a major effect on the climate change, and is approximately responsible for about 19 percent of the overall GHG emission globally, rendering i...

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Published in:	Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies
Main Authors:	Yahaya Hassan LABARAN, Vivek Shankar MATHUR, Mahmoud Murtala FAROUQ
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Yildiz Technical University 2021-09-01
Subjects:	carbon footprint construction industry direct emission greenhouse gas indirect emission life-cycle assesment
Online Access:	https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jscmt/issue/65196/1002874

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