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Circularity Criteria and Indicators at the Whole Building Design Level
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The built environment accounts for approximately 50% of total raw material extraction and 25% of all waste in the European Union, much of which comprises materials with significant potential for reuse and recycling. Given the finite nature of the planet’s resources, transitioning to a circular economy (CE) approach within the built environment, particularly at the building design level, is essential for sustainability. Indicators serve as vital tools for assessing circularity and guiding the implementation of CE principles in the design, construction and management of buildings and infrastructure. This chapter examines international, European, and national policies and standards, highlighting the most pertinent circularity indicators at the whole building design level. It provides a categorised list of the most widely used indicators for measuring circularity. A bibliographic-analytical approach is employed to evaluate the prevalence and alignment of various sustainability and circularity indicators within international and European policies and standards at the building level. The efforts of European countries, with particular reference to Portugal and Spain, in developing circularity frameworks for the construction sector, are also explored. The identified indicators are classified into seven categories based on their impact areas: Material and Resources, Energy, Water, Waste Management, Ecosystem, Social, and Economic. Each category and its subset indicators are analysed in detail. Finally, the chapter provides recommendations for further research to enhance the integration of CE principles into the design processes of the construction sector, thereby contributing to a more sustainable built environment.
Circularity Criteria and Indicators at the Whole Building Design Level
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0009-1568-0014
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2973-8175
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6621-033X
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6154-4747
The built environment accounts for approximately 50% of total raw material extraction and 25% of all waste in the European Union, much of which comprises materials with significant potential for reuse and recycling. Given the finite nature of the planet’s resources, transitioning to a circular economy (CE) approach within the built environment, particularly at the building design level, is essential for sustainability. Indicators serve as vital tools for assessing circularity and guiding the implementation of CE principles in the design, construction and management of buildings and infrastructure. This chapter examines international, European, and national policies and standards, highlighting the most pertinent circularity indicators at the whole building design level. It provides a categorised list of the most widely used indicators for measuring circularity. A bibliographic-analytical approach is employed to evaluate the prevalence and alignment of various sustainability and circularity indicators within international and European policies and standards at the building level. The efforts of European countries, with particular reference to Portugal and Spain, in developing circularity frameworks for the construction sector, are also explored. The identified indicators are classified into seven categories based on their impact areas: Material and Resources, Energy, Water, Waste Management, Ecosystem, Social, and Economic. Each category and its subset indicators are analysed in detail. Finally, the chapter provides recommendations for further research to enhance the integration of CE principles into the design processes of the construction sector, thereby contributing to a more sustainable built environment.
Circularity Criteria and Indicators at the Whole Building Design Level
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0009-1568-0014
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2973-8175
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6621-033X
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6154-4747
The built environment accounts for approximately 50% of total raw material extraction and 25% of all waste in the European Union, much of which comprises materials with significant potential for reuse and recycling. Given the finite nature of the planet’s resources, transitioning to a circular economy (CE) approach within the built environment, particularly at the building design level, is essential for sustainability. Indicators serve as vital tools for assessing circularity and guiding the implementation of CE principles in the design, construction and management of buildings and infrastructure. This chapter examines international, European, and national policies and standards, highlighting the most pertinent circularity indicators at the whole building design level. It provides a categorised list of the most widely used indicators for measuring circularity. A bibliographic-analytical approach is employed to evaluate the prevalence and alignment of various sustainability and circularity indicators within international and European policies and standards at the building level. The efforts of European countries, with particular reference to Portugal and Spain, in developing circularity frameworks for the construction sector, are also explored. The identified indicators are classified into seven categories based on their impact areas: Material and Resources, Energy, Water, Waste Management, Ecosystem, Social, and Economic. Each category and its subset indicators are analysed in detail. Finally, the chapter provides recommendations for further research to enhance the integration of CE principles into the design processes of the construction sector, thereby contributing to a more sustainable built environment.
Circularity Criteria and Indicators at the Whole Building Design Level
Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering
Bragança, Luís (editor) / Griffiths, Philip (editor) / Askar, Rand (editor) / Salles, Adriana (editor) / Ungureanu, Viorel (editor) / Tsikaloudaki, Katerina (editor) / Bajare, Diana (editor) / Zsembinszki, Gabriel (editor) / Cvetkovska, Meri (editor) / Feizollahbeigi, Bahar (author)
Circular Economy Design and Management in the Built Environment ; Chapter: 14 ; 371-405
2024-11-01
35 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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