Emmanuel Kofi Gavu

May 20, 2024 | mdpi.com | Oluwaseun Ajayi |Emmanuel Kofi Gavu |Emmanuel Kofi |Oluwaseun Damilola

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Mar 26, 2024 | mdpi.com | Emmanuel Kofi Gavu |Richard Peiser |Emmanuel Kofi

1. IntroductionReducing carbon emissions associated with buildings is a top priority for mitigating the human impacts on climate change. Reducing carbon emissions resulting from the manufacturing, designing, constructing, investing, owning, operating, occupying, renovating, and demolishing of buildings is essential to safeguard the environment from negative consequences. The buildings and infrastructure that define our cities contribute approximately 38 percent of greenhouse emissions [,].