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Material Efficiency In Construction

Material Efficiency in Construction is a performance-oriented principle in sustainable construction that optimizes the use of raw materials by minimizing resource input and waste generation throughout the building lifecycle while maintaining structural integrity and functionality.

379

Publications

22.5K

Citations

1.1K

Authors

464

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

211

Parents

Publications

379

Material efficiency: A white paper

Julian M. Allwood, Michael F. Ashby, Timothy G. Gutowski et al. · Resources Conservation and Recycling · 2010 · 893 citations

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Building houses with local materials: means to drastically reduce the environmental impact of construction

Jean‐Claude Morel, Ali Mesbah, Michel Oggero et al. · Building and Environment · 2001 · 596 citations

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Quantifying the waste reduction potential of using prefabrication in building construction in Hong Kong

Lara Jaillon, Chi Sun Poon, Yat Hung Chiang · Waste Management · 2008 · 590 citations

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Earth construction: Lessons from the past for future eco-efficient construction

F. Pacheco‐Torgal, Saíd Jalali · Construction and Building Materials · 2011 · 538 citations · Full text

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Sustainable performance criteria for construction method selection in concrete buildings

Ying Chen, Gül E. Okudan, David R. Riley · Automation in Construction · 2009 · 472 citations

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Authors

1.1K

  1. JM
    Julian M. Allwood

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 1.3K citations

    4

    h-index

  2. FP
    F. Pacheco‐Torgal

    University of Minho, Portugal

    3 publications · 923 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. SM
    Samad M. E. Sepasgozar

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    3 publications · 125 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. SS
    Sara Shirowzhan

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    3 publications · 125 citations

    3

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  5. JŠ
    Jozef Švajlenka

    Technical University of Košice, Slovakia

    3 publications · 127 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

464

  1. Technical University of Košice

    Košice, Slovakia

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    495 citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    3K citations

  3. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    2.8K citations

  4. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    900 citations

  5. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. University of Minho

    Braga, Portugal

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    2.1K citations

  8. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    1.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Cleaner Production

    25 publications · 1.8K citations

    21

    h-index

  2. Construction and Building Materials

    19 publications · 1.8K citations

    18

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  3. Sustainability

    22 publications · 658 citations

    17

    h-index

  4. Resources Conservation and Recycling

    13 publications · 2K citations

    13

    h-index

  5. Energy and Buildings

    12 publications · 723 citations

    12

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