Entering　the　21st　century,　building　energy　consumption　ranks　first　in　total　energy　consumption,　environmental　pollution　is　increasing,　and　the　construction　sector　has　become　the　main　energy　source.　The　ability　to　reduce　greenhouse　gas　emissions　by　replacing　fossil　fuels　such　as　oil,　gas　and　coal　with　fuels　from　renewable　sources　is　a　key　factor　in　the　development　of　net　zero　energy　buildings.　Therefore,　it　is　important　to　analyze　and　organize　previous　and　current　research　in　this　area　to　get　an　overview　of　the　importance　of　built　environmental　assessment　and　net　zero　energy　buildings.　This　review　therefore　summarizes　the　literature　of　previous　life　cycle　assessment　(LCA)　and　energy　modeling　studies　conducted　for　environmental　assessment　of　construction　and　construction-related　industry　sectors,　considering　construction　products　and　entire　building　systems,　buildings　and　civil　structures.　Bibliographic　methods　and　scientometric　analyzes　have　been　adopted　and　proposed　to　tentatively　explore　research　themes　in　this　field.　This　observation　indicates　that　BIM-LCA　(Building　Information　Management　Life　Cycle　Assessment)　optimization　is　currently　an　important　and　inevitable　research　focus　in　the　building-related　energy　field.　Finally,　there　was　a　qualitative　discussion　on　the　achievement　of　key　goals.　We　provided　an　up-to-date　literature　review　on　LCA　construction,　used　energy　system　models　to　assess　environmental　impacts,　and　discussed　key　challenges　in　LCA　construction,　ongoing　research,　and　possible　solutions　to　solve　the　identified　problems.　The　results　also　provide　a　comprehensive　knowledge　framework　linking　previous　and　current　research　areas　with　future　research　trends.　The　results　provide　researchers　with　an　interdisciplinary　focus　on　insights　and　solid　engineering　knowledge　from　the　latest　research　on　BIM-LCA.　©　2023　The　Authors,　published　by　EDP　Sciences.