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A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Circular Economy Best Practices in the Built Environment
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0006-0420-8484
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1625-4908
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4949-2790
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9553-0466
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7647-0311
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8265-3982
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1708-5093
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8111-6990
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7176-1531
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3765-656X
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4246-8157
This document serves as the opening chapter of a book that addresses the critical issue of resource depletion in the built environment, illustrating the unsustainable trends in current construction and demolition practices that extensively rely on new raw materials. It highlights the significant impact of the building sector on global resource consumption, energy utilization, and waste generation, with alarming statistics such as buildings accounting for 40% of the world’s extracted materials and a significant source of waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Advocating for a transformative shift towards a circular economy in the built environment, the text emphasizes sustainable and regenerative economic practices that minimize waste and maximize resource efficiency. This approach necessitates the redesign of systems to ensure the durability, reparability, and recyclability of construction materials, thereby promoting a model where waste is systematically eliminated and materials are continually repurposed. The document also discusses the 10R strategy, which centres on minimizing waste and enhancing resource efficiency, and explores various circular practices within the construction sector. It includes examples from case studies and best practices to demonstrate the viability and advantages of adopting circular economy principles. The challenges and success factors in implementing such practices are thoroughly examined, emphasizing the urgent need for increased awareness, supportive policies, and robust stakeholder collaboration to foster a more sustainable and resource-efficient built environment. The first chapter sets the stage for a detailed exploration of these themes throughout the book’s subsequent sections.
Circular Economy Best Practices in the Built Environment
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0006-0420-8484
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1625-4908
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4949-2790
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9553-0466
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7647-0311
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8265-3982
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1708-5093
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8111-6990
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7176-1531
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3765-656X
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4246-8157
This document serves as the opening chapter of a book that addresses the critical issue of resource depletion in the built environment, illustrating the unsustainable trends in current construction and demolition practices that extensively rely on new raw materials. It highlights the significant impact of the building sector on global resource consumption, energy utilization, and waste generation, with alarming statistics such as buildings accounting for 40% of the world’s extracted materials and a significant source of waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Advocating for a transformative shift towards a circular economy in the built environment, the text emphasizes sustainable and regenerative economic practices that minimize waste and maximize resource efficiency. This approach necessitates the redesign of systems to ensure the durability, reparability, and recyclability of construction materials, thereby promoting a model where waste is systematically eliminated and materials are continually repurposed. The document also discusses the 10R strategy, which centres on minimizing waste and enhancing resource efficiency, and explores various circular practices within the construction sector. It includes examples from case studies and best practices to demonstrate the viability and advantages of adopting circular economy principles. The challenges and success factors in implementing such practices are thoroughly examined, emphasizing the urgent need for increased awareness, supportive policies, and robust stakeholder collaboration to foster a more sustainable and resource-efficient built environment. The first chapter sets the stage for a detailed exploration of these themes throughout the book’s subsequent sections.
Circular Economy Best Practices in the Built Environment
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0009-0006-0420-8484
https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1625-4908
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4949-2790
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9553-0466
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7647-0311
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8265-3982
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1708-5093
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8111-6990
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7176-1531
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3765-656X
https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4246-8157
This document serves as the opening chapter of a book that addresses the critical issue of resource depletion in the built environment, illustrating the unsustainable trends in current construction and demolition practices that extensively rely on new raw materials. It highlights the significant impact of the building sector on global resource consumption, energy utilization, and waste generation, with alarming statistics such as buildings accounting for 40% of the world’s extracted materials and a significant source of waste and greenhouse gas emissions. Advocating for a transformative shift towards a circular economy in the built environment, the text emphasizes sustainable and regenerative economic practices that minimize waste and maximize resource efficiency. This approach necessitates the redesign of systems to ensure the durability, reparability, and recyclability of construction materials, thereby promoting a model where waste is systematically eliminated and materials are continually repurposed. The document also discusses the 10R strategy, which centres on minimizing waste and enhancing resource efficiency, and explores various circular practices within the construction sector. It includes examples from case studies and best practices to demonstrate the viability and advantages of adopting circular economy principles. The challenges and success factors in implementing such practices are thoroughly examined, emphasizing the urgent need for increased awareness, supportive policies, and robust stakeholder collaboration to foster a more sustainable and resource-efficient built environment. The first chapter sets the stage for a detailed exploration of these themes throughout the book’s subsequent sections.
Circular Economy Best Practices in the Built Environment
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) / Cervantes Puma, Genesis Camila (author)
2024-11-01
20 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English