Microgreens have rapidly become a relevant topic in horticulture, controlled-environment agriculture, food quality and functional nutrition. Because artificial lighting is a central factor in indoor production, this study updated the scientometric panorama of microgreens research up to 2025 and examined, in a 2022–2025 subset, studies that reported plant species, photoperiod, light intensity/PPFD, and spectral quality. Records from Web of Science and Scopus were merged (n = 1391), and after removing 604 duplicate records, the final database comprised 787 unique articles, which were analyzed using scientometric and descriptive statistical procedures. The literature showed accelerated growth after 2015 and a strong increase from 2022 onward, with geographic diversification and the emergence of Brazil and other countries in the international research network. Among the 552 articles published between 2022 and 2025, 107 studies (19.4%) simultaneously reported the four lighting-related descriptors. Brassica, Raphanus and Ocimum were the most frequent genera, and 16 h was the most common photoperiod. The most frequent PPFD interval was 200–299 µmol m⁻² s⁻¹, mainly under white, red, blue and mixed LED spectra in indoor and vertical farming systems. The findings indicate that microgreens research is expanding quickly but also highlight the need for standardized lighting reports and integrated indicators of energy, water, nutrient use, automation and productive feasibility.

Apesar da larga disponibilidade de materiais sustentáveis para o setor da construção civil, atualmente são utilizados materiais com alto teor de energia incorporada, resultando também em grande quantidade de poluentes lançados no meio ambiente. Este artigo apresenta uma revisão de literatura sobre a contribuição dos materiais para a sustentabilidade da indústria da construção civil, além de analisar o potencial sustentável da madeira empregada no sistema wood frame. Para isso, foi adotado uma edificação usual, e aplicada sobre ela, três diferentes métodos construtivos: alvenaria estrutural em bloco de concreto, alvenaria estrutural em tijolo cerâmico vazado e wood frame. Após caracterizar as áreas de parede e adotando referências de energia incorporada (EI) por metro quadrado, encontrou-se os valores de EI em Megajoule. O resultado para a alvenaria estrutural de blocos de concreto foi de 439211,36 MJ, para a alvenaria estrutural de blocos cerâmicos vazados foi de 100065,96 MJ e para o wood frame, principal objeto de estudo deste trabalho, 66043,91 MJ. Assim, comparado à métodos tradicionais que são amplamente utilizados no país, o wood frame mostra sua capacidade sustentável quando se considera o teor de energia incorporada, sendo assim, a sua utilização um vetor contribuinte para desenvolvimento sustentável na construção civil.

Urban agriculture plays a strategic role in sustainability, food security, and climate adaptation in cities, where temperature emerges as a key variable. This study conducted a scientometric and qualitative analysis to investigate how temperature has been addressed in the scientific literature on urban agriculture between 2020 and 2025. A total of 244 documents were retrieved from Scopus and Web of Science, followed by a qualitative screening that resulted in 20 articles with high thematic relevance. The results reveal a strong geographic concentration of research in Asia–Pacific countries and a rapid expansion of publications after 2022. The qualitative analysis enabled the classification of studies into three main groups: Group A (open and semi-open systems), Group B (building-integrated and protected systems), and Group C (fully controlled indoor environments). Group C represents the majority of studies (55%), indicating a strong research focus on high-technology systems such as plant factories. Group B accounts for (30%), highlighting growing interest in energy integration between agriculture and buildings, while Group A represents only (15%), showing that open-field urban agriculture remains underexplored in terms of temperature. Temperature is addressed at different scales: as a microclimatic regulator in open environments, as a mediator of energy exchange in building-integrated systems, and as a high-precision control variable in fully controlled systems. Despite its central role, temperature-focused studies remain limited, revealing gaps in empirical validation and multi-scale integration. These findings highlight a technological shift toward controlled environment agriculture and the need for integrated approaches combining microclimate regulation, energy efficiency, and precision control.