Environmental, social and governance (ESG) and innovation in the construction sector: Systematic Literature Review

Cruz, Pedro Lucas; Ávila, Lucas Veiga; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Baggio, Daniel Knebel

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Pedro Lucas Cruz E-mail: pedro.cruz@acad.ufsm.br

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Master in Production Engineering at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Postgraduate in Engineering and Quality Management at Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Undergraduate in Civil Engineering from Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais.

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

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Lucas Veiga Ávila E-mail: lucas.avila@ufsm.br

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PhD in Business Administration from the Federal University of Santa Maria.

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

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Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis E-mail: madinis@ufp.edu.pt

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PhD in Earth Sciences (2010) and Habilitation in Ecology and Environmental Health (2023) at University Fernando Pessoa, Portugal. Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology University Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal

Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Porto, PDL, Portugal

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Daniel Knebel Baggio E-mail: baggiod@unijui.edu.br

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Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Ijuí, RS, Brazil

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Addressed topic	n (%)
Sustainable construction methods	113 (23%)
Innovative and sustainable materials	89 (18%)
Environmentally and socially sustainable housing	71 (15%)
Financial performance of sustainable buildings	55 (11%)
Innovation in practice at works	38 (8%)
Sustainability assessment and measurement tools	28 (6%)
Building Information Modeling (BIM)	27 (6%)
Energy efficiency	20 (4%)
Social and environmental regulations in civil construction	18 (4%)
Recycling and waste reduction in works	16 (3%)
Sustainable renovation of community buildings	13 (3%)
Total publications	488

Building materials	Relevant publications
Concrete made with recycled glass	(Abellán-García et al., 2019Abellán-García, J., Núñez-López, A., Torres-Castellanos, N., & Fernández-Gómez, J. (2019). Effect of FC3R on the properties of ultra-high-performance concrete with recycled glass [Efecto del FC3R en las propiedades del concreto de ultra altas prestaciones con vidrio reciclado]. DYNA (Colombia), 86(211), 84–93. doi: https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v86n211.79596 https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v86n211.79... )
Roofs based on multilayer cement	(Angelotti et al., 2018Angelotti, A., Leva, S., Zani, G., & Di Prisco, M. (2018). Sustainability-oriented innovation of a multilayered cement-based roof element. In V. Falikman, L. Coppola, P. Hajek,& P. Riva (Ed.), American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication (Vols. 2018-June, Issue SP 326). American Concrete Institute. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85057602362&partnerID=40&md5=719a7d1455aec990c9a7dc70fe4b0e29 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri... )
Thirsty concrete capable of absorbing a large volume of water	(Atakara & Ramezani, 2020Atakara, C., & Ramezani, H. (2020). Investigating the important factors of use and replacement of thirsty concrete materials in urban development. Future Cities and Environment, 6(1), 1–8. doi: https://doi.org/10.5334/fce.95 https://doi.org/10.5334/fce.95... )
Materials based on natural fiber from Phaseolus vulgaris	(Babu et al., 2019Babu, B. G., Winston, D. P., SenthamaraiKannan, P., Saravanakumar, S. S., & Sanjay, M. R. (2019). Study on characterization and physicochemical properties of new natural fiber from Phaseolus vulgaris. Journal of Natural Fibers, 16(7), 1035–1042. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2018.1448318 https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2018.14... )
Bricks based on marble paste and laminated steel scale	(Baghel et al., 2019Baghel, R., Pandel, U., & Vashistha, A. (2019). Manufacturing of sustainable bricks: Utilization of mill scale and marble slurry. In S. K. K. Singh S.K. Akinlabi E. T. ,. Kumar K. ,. Davim J. P. (Ed.), Materials Today: Proceedings (Vol. 26, p. 2136–2139). Elsevier Ltd. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.460 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.02.... )
Palm bark fly ash as asphalt concrete additives	(Chaira & Mawardi, 2019Chaira, & Mawardi, E. (2019). Utilization of palm shells fly ash as filler on the mixture of Asphalt Concrete Wearing Course (AC-WC). In L. D. F. Robo, S. Yugiswara, & R. S. (Ed.), IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 325, Issue 1). Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/325/1/012004 https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/325/1/... )
Wire-bent wood and glass composite elements	(Nicklisch et al., 2018Nicklisch, F., Greulich, T., & Weller, B. (2018). A numerical and experimental approach to cold-bent timber-glass composite elements. Glass Structures & Engineering, 3(2), 303–319. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40940-018-0069-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40940-018-0069-... )
Ceramic bricks made with olive pomace	(López-García et al., 2021López-García, A. B., Cotes-Palomino, T., Uceda-Rodríguez, M., Moreno-Maroto, J. M., Cobo-Ceacero, C. J., Andreola, N. M. F., & Martínez-García, C. (2021). Application of life cycle assessment in the environmental study of sustainable ceramic bricks made with ‘alperujo’ (Olive Pomace). Applied Sciences, 11(5), 2278. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/app11052278 https://doi.org/10.3390/app11052278... )
Melt shop slag and blast furnace granulate as an alternative for fine aggregates	(Sudarshan et al., 2021Sudarshan, V. J., Arpitha, D., Thilak Kumar, Y. T., Rajasekaran, C., & Puttaswamy, N. (2021). Assessment on performance of steel slag and processed granulated blast furnace slag as an alternative for fine aggregate—An assertive review. 99, 273–282. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6828-2_21 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6828-... )
Concrete beams with bamboo reinforcement to increase earthquake resistance	(Hidayat & Aldo, 2020Hidayat, N., & Aldo, A. (2020). Bamboo Reinforcement Concrete Beam as Innovation for Low-cost Earthquake Resistant House. In S. E. Nayono, Y. Denghua, Z. A. Akasah, S. Widodo, R. Hidayah, Sativa, & Suwartanti (Eds.), 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure (Vol. 1625, p. 012026). doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1625/1/012026 https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1625/1... )
Concrete embedded with e-waste	(Gajalakshmi, 2017Gajalakshmi, P. (2017). Development of eco-friendly concrete incorporated with E-waste. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 23(September), S356–S362.)
Superabsorbent polymers in cementitious matrices with reduced carbon footprint	(Weinand, 2020Weinand, Y. (2020). Towards sustainable timber construction through the application of wood-wood connections (S. K. Bien, J. Biliszczuk J. ,. Hawryszkow P. ,. Hildebrand M. ,. Knawa-Hawryszkow M., Ed.; p. 181–199). International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE). https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85103459459&partnerID=40&md5=1cfc6a94f0bd4469145eba3f4ea9b152 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri... )
Hemp-based sound-absorbing building materials	(Fernea et al., 2017Fernea, R., Tamas-Gavrea, D. R., Manea, D. L., Rosca, I. C., Aciu, C., & Munteanu, C. (2017). Multicriterial Analysis of Several Acoustic Absorption Building Materials Based on Hemp. In L. Moldovan & A. Gligor (Eds.), 10th International Conference Interdisciplinarity in Engineering, Inter-Eng 2016 (Vol. 181, pp. 1005–1012). doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.02.500 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.02... )
Nano-silica as a concrete additive	(Pragadeeshwaran & Sattainathan Sharma, 2019Pragadeeshwaran, B., & Sattainathan Sharma, A. (2019). Influence of nano silica as additive in concrete. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, 8(8), 919–922.)
Thermal insulating material made with residual fibers from peas	(Soto et al., 2020Soto, M., Vera, M., Parra, K., Rojas, C., & Cárdenas, J. P. (2020). Potential of the residual fibers of pisum sativum (PS), for use in a development of a thermal insulator material. In R. G.S (Ed.), IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 503, Issue 1). Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/503/1/012084 https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/503/1/... )
Structural magnesium oxide insulating panels	(P Li et al., 2018Li, P., Froese, T. M., & Cavka, B. T. (2018). Life cycle assessment of magnesium oxide structural insulated panels for a smart home in Vancouver. Energy and Buildings, 175, 78–86. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.07.016 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.0... )

Construction methods	Relevant publications
Wood frame	(Toppinen et al., 2019Toppinen, A., Miilumaki, N., Vihemaki, H., Toivonen, R., & Lahtinen, K. (2019). Collaboration and shared logic for creating value-added in three Finnish wooden multi-storey building projects. Wood Material Science & Engineering, 14(5), 269–279. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17480272.2019.1653365 https://doi.org/10.1080/17480272.2019.16... ; Viholainen et al., 2021Viholainen, N., Kylkilahti, E., Autio, M., Poyhonen, J., & Toppinen, A. (2021). Bringing ecosystem thinking to sustainability-driven wooden construction business. Journal of Cleaner Production, 292, 126029. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126029 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.1... )
Light steel framing	(Dosumu & Aigbavboa, 2018Dosumu, O., & Aigbavboa, C. O. (2018). Adoption of light steel (LS) for building projects in South Africa. Journal of Engineering Design and Technology, 16(5), 711–733. doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-04-2018-0075 https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-04-2018-007... )
Drywall	(Imron et al., 2017Imron, M. A., Ahkam, D. N. I., & Hidayat, A. W. (2017). DECO FRECASE (drywall eco-friendly from eggshell and cane bagasse) as an innovation of eco-friendly interior construction. In 2017 International Conference on Material Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Technology (Vol. 282, p. 012009). doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/282/1/012009 https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/282/1/... )
Prefabricated/precast	(Liew, 2018Liew, K. H. (2018). Manifestos for sustainable development: Sustainable modular steel-precast concrete building construction system for dwellings in Singapore. World Sustainability Series, 477–492. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73293-0_28 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73293-... ; Tazikova et al., 2020Tazikova, A., Talian, J., & Galla, J. (2020). Analysis of prefabricated systems in the construction of family houses. TEM Journal-Technology Education Management Informatics, 9(3), 959–965. doi: https://doi.org/10.18421/TEM93-17 https://doi.org/10.18421/TEM93-17... )
Plastic bottle houses with the function of sealing blocks	(Adefila et al., 2020Adefila, A., Abuzeinab, A., Whitehead, T., & Oyinlola, M. (2020). Bottle house: Utilising appreciative inquiry to develop a user acceptance model. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 10(4), 567–583. doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-08-2019-0072 https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-08-2019-00... ; Oyinlola et al., 2018Oyinlola, M., Whitehead, T., Abuzeinab, A., Adefila, A., Akinola, Y., Anafi, F., Farukh, F., Jegede, O., Kandan, K., Kim, B., & Mosugu, E. (2018). Bottle house: A case study of transdisciplinary research for tackling global challenges. Habitat International, 79, 18–29. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2018.07.007 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.201... )
Modular constructions	(Xu et al., 2020Xu, Z., Zayed, T., & Niu, Y. (2020). Comparative analysis of modular construction practices in mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Journal of Cleaner Production, 245, 118861. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118861 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.1... )
Green roofs	(Yu et al., 2017Yu, W. D., Cheng, S. T., Miao, C. M., & Perng, G. Y. (2017). Green innovation of green roof technology—A case study. Materialwissenschaft Und Werkstofftechnik, 48(5), 420–429. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/mawe.201700015 https://doi.org/10.1002/mawe.201700015... )
Bubble deck slabs with air bubbles	(Oukaili & Merie, 2018Oukaili, N., & Merie, H. (2018). Sustainability analysis and shear capacity of BubbleDeck slabs with openings. In 2018 11th International Conference on Developments in Esystems Engineering (dese 2018) (pp. 250–255). doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/DeSE.2018.00051 https://doi.org/10.1109/DeSE.2018.00051... )
Smart homes	(Kassim et al., 2019Kassim, Y., Jason, U., & Rapha, B. (2019). Achieving IT-based sustainable competitive advantage in construction: Organisational soft issues. In T. W (Ed.), EG-ICE 2010—17th International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering. Nottingham. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85083947207&partnerID=40&md5=91d1019cb01b224880f2b2207c1a6181 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri... ; Paparella & Caini, 2018Paparella, R., & Caini, M. (2018). Innovative Approach to the Configuration of Smart Buildings. In Bo-Ricerche E Progetti Per Il Territorio La Citta E L Architettura, 9(13), 52–63.)

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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) and innovation in the construction sector: Systematic Literature Review

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Building materials	Relevant publications
A synthesized factor analysis on energy consumption, economy growth, and carbon emission of construction industry in China	(Lai et al., 2019Lai, X., Lu, C., & Liu, J. (2019). A synthesized factor analysis on energy consumption, economy growth, and carbon emission of construction industry in China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(14), 13896–13905. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04335-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04335... )
Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy-Enabling Innovative Solutions for Buildings of the Future	(Biswas et al., 2017Biswas, K., Rose, J., Eikevik, L., Guerguis, M., Enquist, P., Lee, B., Love, L., Green, J., & Jackson, R. (2017). Additive manufacturing integrated energy-enabling innovative solutions for buildings of the future. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-Transactions of the Asme, 139(1), 015001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034980 https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034980... )
An exploratory study of the South African concentrated solar power sector using the technological innovation systems framework	(Potts & Walwyn, 2020Potts, S., & Walwyn, D. R. (2020). An exploratory study of the South African concentrated solar power sector using the technological innovation systems framework. Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, 31(2), 1–18. doi: https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2020/v31i2a7725 https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2020/... )
Cost and benefit analysis as a tool to support decisions on energetic streamlining in the green building sector	(Sgandurra et al., 2017Sgandurra, M., Salerno, G., Passalacqua, A., Martelli, C., & Rinaldo, A. (2017). Cost and benefit analysis as a tool to support decisions on energetic streamlining in the green building sector. Procedia Environmental Science, Engineering and Management, 4(3), 183–190.)
Design and Construction of a Solar Energy Module for Optimizing Solar Energy Efficiency	(Tobias et al., 2020Tobias, R. R., Mital, M. E., Lauguico, S., Guillermo, M., Naidas, J. R., Lopena, M., Dizon, M. E., & Dadios, E. (2020). Design and construction of a solar energy module for optimizing solar energy efficiency. 2020 IEEE 12th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management, HNICEM 2020. doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM51456.2020.9400127 https://doi.org/10.1109/HNICEM51456.2020... )
Energy consumption of hybrid smart water-filled glass (SWFG) building envelope	(Gutai & Kheybari, 2021Gutai, M., & Kheybari, A. G. (2021). Energy consumption of hybrid smart water-filled glass (SWFG) building envelope. Energy and Buildings, 230, 110508. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110508 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.1... )
Energy Savings and Sustainable Construction: Examining the Advantages of Nanotechnology	(Oke et al., 2017Oke, A. E., Aigbavboa, C. O., & Semenya, K. (2017). Energy savings and sustainable construction: Examining the advantages of nanotechnology. In J. Yan, J. Wu, & H. Li (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Applied Energy (Vol. 142, pp. 3839–3843). doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.285 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12... )
Factor space for the development of sustainable energy technologies in construction	(Myshovskaya et al., 2019Myshovskaya, L., Mescheryakova, O., Vlasenko, V., & Bukreev, A. (2019). Factor space for the development of sustainable energy technologies in construction. In International Science Conference Spbwosce-2018: Business Technologies for Sustainable Urban Development (Vol. 110, p. 01067). doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911001067 https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20191100... )
How can life cycle thinking support sustainability of buildings? Investigating life cycle assessment applications for energy efficiency and environmental performance	(Ingrao et al., 2018Ingrao, C., Messineo, A., Beltramo, R., Yigitcanlar, T., & Ioppolo, G. (2018). How can life cycle thinking support sustainability of buildings? Investigating life cycle assessment applications for energy efficiency and environmental performance. Journal of Cleaner Production, 201, 556–569. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.080 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.0... )
Innovation and certification as the basis for the development of energy-efficient construction	(Trukhina et al., 2019Trukhina, N., Barinov, V., Andiyunina, Y., Panenkov, A., & Voytolovskiy, N. (2019). Innovation and certification as the basis for the development of energy-efficient construction. In International Science Conference Spbwosce-2018: Business Technologies for Sustainable Urban Development (Vol. 110, p. 02125). doi: https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911002125 https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20191100... )
Innovation Management in Polish Real Estate Developers in the Renewable Energy Sources Context	(Sitek & Tvaronaviciene, 2021Sitek, M., & Tvaronaviciene, M. (2021). Innovation management in polish real estate developers in the renewable energy sources context. Energies, 14(6), 1702. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14061702 https://doi.org/10.3390/en14061702... )
Intelligence of LED towards innovative nanotechnologies in the efficiency of building envelopes	(Mocerino, 2019Mocerino, C. (2019). Intelligence of LED towards innovative nanotechnologies in the efficiency of building envelopes. In Q. F. Morgado-Dias F. (Ed.), 2019 International Conference on Engineering Applications, ICEA 2019—Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/CEAP.2019.8883477 https://doi.org/10.1109/CEAP.2019.888347... )
Key barriers to the implementation of energy-management strategies in building construction projects	(Enshassi et al., 2018Enshassi, A., Ayash, A., & Mohamed, S. (2018). Key barriers to the implementation of energy-management strategies in building construction projects. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 36(1), 15–40. doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-09-2017-0043 https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-09-2017-00... )
Orchestrating households as collectives of participation in the distributed energy transition: New empirical and conceptual insights	(Skjolsvold et al., 2018Skjolsvold, T. M., Throndsen, W., Ryghaug, M., Fjellsa, I. F., & Koksvik, G. H. (2018). Orchestrating households as collectives of participation in the distributed energy transition: New empirical and conceptual insights. Energy Research & Social Science, 46, 252–261. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.07.035 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.07.0... )
Parallelism in energy production through interior architecture sustainable development	(Osama & Helaly, 2017Osama, M., & Helaly, M. (2017). Parallelism in energy production through interior architecture sustainable development. International Journal of Parallel Emergent and Distributed Systems, 32, S190–S198. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/17445760.2017.1390110 https://doi.org/10.1080/17445760.2017.13... )
Performing quantitative analyses towards sustainable business models in building energy renovation projects: Analytic process and case study	(Moschetti et al., 2018Moschetti, R., Brattebo, H., Skeie, K. S., & Lien, A. G. (2018). Performing quantitative analyses towards sustainable business models in building energy renovation projects: Analytic process and case study. Journal of Cleaner Production, 199, 1092–1106. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.06.091 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.0... )
Proposal for efficient use of the green energy on the selected objects of the construction equipment	(Adamuščin et al., 2018Adamuščin, A., Tien, M. N., Ďubek, M., Jankovichová, E., & Ďubek, S. (2018). Proposal for efficient use of the green energy on the selected objects of the construction equipment. International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM, 18(4.1), 595–602. doi: https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2018/4.1/S17.077 https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2018/4.1/S17... )
Smart Lumini: A Smart Lighting System for Academic Environments Using IOT-Based Open-Source Hardware	(Gonzalez-Amarillo et al., 2020Gonzalez-Amarillo, C. -A., Cardenas-Garcia, C. -L., Caicedo-Munoz, J. -A., & Mendoza-Moreno, M. -A. (2020). Smart Lumini: A Smart Lighting System for Academic Environments Using IOT-Based Open-Source Hardware. Revista Facultad De Ingenieriía, Universidad Pedagogica Y Tecnologica De Colombia, 29(54), e11060. doi: https://doi.org/10.19053/01211129.v29.n54.2020.11060 https://doi.org/10.19053/01211129.v29.n5... )
Technology Frontiers of Building-integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV): A Patent Co-citation Analysis	(Zhong et al., 2020Zhong, B., Hei, Y., Jiao, L., Luo, H., & Tang, J. (2020). Technology frontiers of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV): A patent co-citation analysis. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 15(2), 241–252. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctz068 https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctz068... )
The achievement, significance and future prospect of China’s renewable energy initiative	(Sun, 2020Sun, Y. (2020). The achievement, significance and future prospect of China’s renewable energy initiative. International Journal of Energy Research, 44(15), 12209–12244. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/er.5243 https://doi.org/10.1002/er.5243... )