This review explores the potential of timber bamboo as a sustainable construction material, emphasising its carbon-capturing properties and the need for cost competitiveness to drive widespread adoption and significant climate benefits.

This research explores BIM-based simulations to optimise building insulation, finding urethane foam as the most effective and eco-friendly option for enhancing energy efficiency, reducing costs, and minimising CO2 emissions in Japanese apartments.

The article examines the energy efficiency challenges in historical churches in central Poland, highlighting the difficulty of aligning them with modern sustainability goals while preserving their historical significance.

This study explores how adapting historic buildings, like Erbil Citadel houses, into sustainable office spaces enhances employee satisfaction, creativity, and well-being while balancing heritage preservation with modern needs.

The paper discusses how the INPERSO project aims to enhance energy renovations in EU buildings by using industrialised, user-centred methods and key performance indicators to ensure efficiency and sustainability, while addressing challenges like administrative reluctance and user disruption.

The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) introduces the Building Renovation Passport (BRP) to help plan energy renovations, with a new method developed to schedule cost-effective interventions based on financial circumstances, proven effective through a Portuguese case study.

The study explores how the FinSESCo crowdfunding platform can overcome barriers to private investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, particularly for low- and medium-income households.

This study explores how digital twins can improve building energy efficiency by enhancing monitoring, modelling, and maintenance while addressing challenges and identifying future research opportunities for sustainable practices.

This paper presents a novel, portable recycling process for waste bitumen-based roofing materials (BBRM), producing a durable, flexible composite with superior strength and resistance, suitable for construction applications.

This paper analyses the climate resilience of social housing renovations in the Basque Country, emphasising the importance of passive and active measures to reduce heating demand, minimise overheating risks, and lower environmental impact, with potential savings in energy and CO2 emissions.