Digital Technologies in Reducing Carbon Emissions in the Construction Industry: China, Heibei

Abstract

Global warming caused by carbon emissions has become the focal point of the international community, requiring global cooperation and proactive actions to deal with it. With the continuous development of digital technology, its presence in people's lives is getting higher. The development and application of these technologies are driving the arrival of the digital era. So far, there is still a gap in the application of digital technology in the field of carbon emission management in the construction industry and the application framework in different life cycles is still unclear. Therefore, this study intended to explore the application of digital technologies in the construction industry’s carbon emissions. Furthermore, this intended to study the role of digital technology in different life cycles of carbon emissions, aiming to provide reasonable suggestions for reducing carbon emissions in different life cycles of projects，such as planning, Operation & Maintenance, Tear Down. This systematic literature review uses PRISMA, identified 305 documents from ScienceDirect. A growing trend in publications on this topic was observed, indicating an increasing use of digital technologies in the study of carbon emissions. There is an important impact on reducing carbon emissions such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Big Data, Blockchain, Digital Twin, Machine Learning, etc. Then we use mixed research methods to conduct analysis through Focus Group and AHP and obtain the results through weight ranking. The result of this study can be used as a guideline for digital technology in the process of managing carbon emissions. Driving the guideline, this research helps establish a digital technology carbon emissions in construction management system, which is crucial for promoting digital technology in carbon emissions.