2025-07-072025-07-072025-03-28Llorente-García, J.E., Caparrós-Pérez, D. y Alba-Rodríguez, M.D. (2025). Sustainable Criteria Within the Construction Industry. En Life Cycle Analysis Based on Nanoparticles Applied to the Construction Industry: A Comprehensive Curriculum (pp. 3-25). Springer.978-3-031-79114-7978-3-031-79115-4https://hdl.handle.net/11441/175052This initial segment serves as an introduction, elucidating fundamental concepts regarding the significance of employing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for building products incorporating nanoparticles. This chapter encompasses an exploration of the environmental impact generated by the construction sector, an examination of the environment and sustainable development within the framework of Circular Economy principles, and a comprehensive definition of nanoparticles and their contemporary applications. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) three planets will be necessary by 2050 to bear the world consumption and our way of life. This will be the case if the current consumption and production is continued, taking into consideration the growing population. Hence, in several fields, there is an increasing focus on sustainability in general and on the environmental impact of different processes in various sectors [1]. Climate change poses one of the most formidable challenges confronting the society today, prompting numerous endeavours aimed at addressing this pressing issue. For instance, as part of the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) the European Union has set targets for reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the EU progressively up to 2050 [2]. The latest revisions to these objectives entail striving to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55% by the year 2030, with the ultimate goal of attaining climate neutrality by 2050 [3, 4].application/pdf23 p.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-79115-4_1