Creating A Roadmap Towards Circularity In The Built Environment

Author : Luís Bragança,Meri Cvetkovska,Rand Askar,Viorel Ungureanu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783031459801

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Creating a Roadmap Towards Circularity in the Built Environment by Luís Bragança,Meri Cvetkovska,Rand Askar,Viorel Ungureanu Pdf

This open access book summarizes the research being pursued as part of the COST Action CA21103 titled "Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment" (Circular B), which aims to define the methodology to develop a common circularity framework for inclusive application and assessment in new and existing buildings to support decision-making for all value chain stakeholders and appraise the implementation level of the European Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP). The Action is increasingly gaining interest worldwide, bringing multidisciplinary young and experienced researchers together to share the latest studies and develop new knowledge. Consisting of 17 chapters corresponding to the conference themes, the book analyses and discusses topics such as Circular Economy (CE) best practices, design strategies for circular buildings, circular materials and products, adaptive reuse of existing buildings, recovery and reuse of salvaged materials and products, case studies of current applications and trends, barriers against CE implementation in buildings, efficient waste and circular resource management, circular lifecycle management and decision making, stakeholders relationships, CE supporting policies and barriers, circular business models, criteria, KPIs and assessment models for circular buildings, CE criteria in sustainability frameworks, digitalization and BIM for enhanced circularity of buildings and building materials, and standardization of CE definitions in buildings.

Author : Stefano Della Torre,Sara Cattaneo,Camilla Lenzi,Alessandra Zanelli
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Building
ISBN : 9783030332563

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Regeneration of the Built Environment from a Circular Economy Perspective by Stefano Della Torre,Sara Cattaneo,Camilla Lenzi,Alessandra Zanelli Pdf

This open access book explores the strategic importance and advantages of adopting multidisciplinary and multiscalar approaches of inquiry and intervention with respect to the built environment, based on principles of sustainability and circular economy strategies. A series of key challenges are considered in depth from a multidisciplinary perspective, spanning engineering, architecture, and regional and urban economics. These challenges include strategies to relaunch socioeconomic development through regenerative processes, the regeneration of urban spaces from the perspective of resilience, the development and deployment of innovative products and processes in the construction sector in order to comply more fully with the principles of sustainability and circularity, and the development of multiscale approaches to enhance the performance of both the existing building stock and new buildings. The book offers a rich selection of conceptual, empirical, methodological, technical, and case study/project-based research. It will be of value for all who have an interest in regeneration of the built environment from a circular economy perspective.

Author : Viorel Ungureanu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 713 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031578007

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4th International Conference “Coordinating Engineering for Sustainability and Resilience” & Midterm Conference of CircularB “Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment” by Viorel Ungureanu Pdf

Author : Nazly Atta
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031467608

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Green Approaches in Building Design and Management Practices by Nazly Atta Pdf

This book examines green transition and circular economy in the fields of building design and Real Estate management. By outlining windows for seizing the opportunity to integrate circular approaches in current building practices, the book provides information tools to support building stakeholders (e.g. building designer and managers, manufacturers, Real Estate owners, maintenance operators, facility managers, etc.) in: (i) understanding circular re-strategies (e.g. reuse, remanufacturing, repurposing, etc.), the related requirements and the pre-conditions for their implementation within building design and management practices; (ii) reviewing design approaches at the product and building scale, also highlighting new circularity-related contents for the Briefing Documents; (iii) developing circular organizational and contract models for the procurement of Facility Management services, also integrating new circularity-related contents in Invitations to Tenders (ITTs); and (iv) assessing the quality and the effectiveness of circular practices, also highlighting circularity performance metrics and indicators in the context of corporate sustainability reporting.

Author : David Cheshire
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000701555

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Building Revolutions by David Cheshire Pdf

The construction industry operates within a linear economy of make, use, dispose. Buildings are stripped out and torn down with astonishing regularity while new buildings are constructed from hard-won virgin materials. But raw materials are becoming scarce, and the demands for them are exploiting fragile ecosystems, even as the global demand for resources continues to rise. Policy makers and organisations are beginning to look for a more regenerative, circular economy model. The construction industry demands over half the world’s extracted materials and generates around a third of the total waste generated in the EU, making it a prime candidate for applying the circular economy. Yet there has been little focus on how construction industry professionals and their clients can contribute towards the movement. Drawing on illustrative methods and examples, Building Revolutions explains how the principles of a circular economy can be applied to the built environment where resources are kept in use and their value retained.

Author : Barth, Sabin,Lindsay McKinnon, David
Publisher : Nordic Council of Ministers
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789289376815

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Nordic Network for Circular Construction by Barth, Sabin,Lindsay McKinnon, David Pdf

Available online: https://pub.norden.org/nord2023-031/ Nordic Network for circular construction. Report from work package 2 about barriers and possibilites within circular construction, A state of the art report from the five Nordic countries, The situation in the countries during 2018-2022.

Author : Rabia Charef
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781040028025

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Circular Economy for the Built Environment by Rabia Charef Pdf

This book provides an overview of the circular economy in the built environment, presenting a fusion of insights from esteemed researchers and seasoned practitioners. The chapters cover pivotal themes, including the transformative concept of buildings as material banks, innovative design approaches, and the potential of digitalization for a circular built environment. Beyond these foundational themes, the book critically addresses the integration of low-tech solutions and some principles of sobriety in the built environment. It also takes an informed look at the role of standardization, providing nuanced insights into its driving influence on circular practices and the associated challenges and opportunities. The book adopts a trans-scalar perspective by traversing the entire spectrum of building phases from initial programming to the recovery phase, as well as from the scale of materials to the scale of buildings, offering a profound examination of the intricate dynamics involved in the offer/demand for recovered materials. This book highlights the paramount need to harmonize research with practical applications. By spotlighting effective circular practices and elucidating the challenges faced by practitioners, it identifies fertile grounds for further research. Moreover, the book extends its reach by offering practical ideas on how practitioners can seamlessly adopt a circular approach in both thought and realization. Circular Economy for the Built Environment: Research and Practice is a must-read book for students, researchers, academics, and practitioners in the fields of architecture, planning, engineering, construction, and real estate. This book provides a compelling narrative that bridges the theoretical and practical realms of the circular economy in the built environment.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264815957

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A Roadmap towards Circular Economy of North Macedonia by OECD Pdf

This roadmap is designed to aid North Macedonia’s government in establishing a solid policy foundation for a successful transition to a circular economy.

Author : David Cheshire
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000450941

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The Handbook to Building a Circular Economy by David Cheshire Pdf

This book is a call to arms to all architects, designers and built environment professionals. To avoid a climate catastrophe and achieve a regenerative built environment, the use of new materials and any excess waste in resources need to be cut out from the very beginning of the design process. This requires far-reaching change in established industry processes. How might this begin? What are the key fundamentals you need to know? How can a more effective model be applied? This book, a much-updated second edition of the author’s previous work Building Revolutions, answers all your questions. Inspiring, but never overwhelming, the Handbook to Building a Circular Economy is your must-have companion to helping create a more sustainable future. It explains in simple and practical terms how the principles of a circular economy can be applied to the built environment, thereby reducing the resources required to construct, fit-out, maintain and refurbish buildings. Case studies include: The Forge, UK, by Landsec The Bath School of Art, UK, by Grimshaw Urban Mining and Recycling Experimental Unit, Switzerland, by Werner Sobek NASA Sustainability Base, USA, by William McDonough + Partners University of East Anglia Enterprise Centre, UK, by Architype Park 20|20, The Netherlands, by William McDonough + Partners.

Author : Rahman Azari,Alice Moncaster
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781003820031

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The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment by Rahman Azari,Alice Moncaster Pdf

This handbook explores the critically important topic of embodied carbon, providing advanced insights that focus on measuring and reducing embodied carbon from across the built environment, including buildings, urban areas and cities, and construction materials and components. Split into five distinct sections, international experts, researchers, and professionals present the recent developments in the field of embodied carbon from various perspectives and at different scales of material, building, and city. Following an introduction to the embodied carbon question, the chapters in Section 1 then cover the key debates around issues such as the politics of embodied carbon, links between embodied carbon and thermal mass, and the misuse of carbon offsets. Section 2 reviews the embodied carbon policies in a selected number of countries. Sections 3, 4, and 5 approach the topic of embodied carbon from urban-, building-, and material-scale perspectives, respectively, and use case studies to demonstrate estimation techniques and present opportunities and challenges in embodied carbon mitigation. This will be important reading for upper-level students and researchers in Architecture, Urban Planning, Engineering, and Construction disciplines. Presenting case studies of embodied carbon assessment, this book will also help practicing architects, engineers, and urban planners understand embodied carbon estimation techniques and different mitigation strategies.

Author : Stefano Della Torre,Sara Cattaneo,Camilla Lenzi,Alessandra Zanelli
Publisher : Springer
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3030332551

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Regeneration of the Built Environment from a Circular Economy Perspective by Stefano Della Torre,Sara Cattaneo,Camilla Lenzi,Alessandra Zanelli Pdf

This open access book explores the strategic importance and advantages of adopting multidisciplinary and multiscalar approaches of inquiry and intervention with respect to the built environment, based on principles of sustainability and circular economy strategies. A series of key challenges are considered in depth from a multidisciplinary perspective, spanning engineering, architecture, and regional and urban economics. These challenges include strategies to relaunch socioeconomic development through regenerative processes, the regeneration of urban spaces from the perspective of resilience, the development and deployment of innovative products and processes in the construction sector in order to comply more fully with the principles of sustainability and circularity, and the development of multiscale approaches to enhance the performance of both the existing building stock and new buildings. The book offers a rich selection of conceptual, empirical, methodological, technical, and case study/project-based research. It will be of value for all who have an interest in regeneration of the built environment from a circular economy perspective.

Author : Catherine De Wolf,Sultan Çetin,Nancy M. P. Bocken
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031396755

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A Circular Built Environment in the Digital Age by Catherine De Wolf,Sultan Çetin,Nancy M. P. Bocken Pdf

This open access book offers a comprehensive exploration of the digital innovations that have emerged in recent years for the circular built environment. Each chapter is meticulously crafted to ensure that both academic readers and industry practitioners can grasp the inner workings of each digital technology, understand its relevance to the circular built environment, examine real-life implementations, and appreciate the intriguing business models behind them. Our primary objective is to blend scholarly knowledge with practical inspiration by providing real-life case studies for each innovation. The authors, who possess extensive expertise in their respective fields, have contributed chapters dedicated to digital technologies within their areas of specialization. The book is organized into three distinct parts. The first part focuses on data-driven digital technologies and delves into how their capabilities can facilitate the transition to a circular built environment. Essential aspects such as building information modeling (BIM), digital twins, geographical information systems (GIS), scanning technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), data templates, and material passports are explored as vital tools for data collection, integration, and analysis in the context of circular construction. In the second part, various digital technologies for design and fabrication are introduced. Topics covered include computational design algorithms, additive and subtractive manufacturing, robotic manufacturing, and extended reality. These discussions shed light on how these technologies can be leveraged to enhance design and fabrication processes within the circular built environment. Finally, the last part of the book presents emerging digital concepts related to business and governance. It explores the role of deconstruction and reverse logistics, blockchain technology, digital building logbooks, and innovative business models as enablers of circularity in the built environment. The book concludes with a chapter dedicated to digital transformation and its potential to propel the built environment towards a regenerative future. In addition to the substantive content, the book features forewords and perspectives from esteemed experts, providing valuable economic and creative insights to complement its comprehensive approach.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264473843

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Managing Environmental and Energy Transitions for Regions and Cities by OECD Pdf

This report offers guidance on how to prepare regions and cities for the transition towards a climate-neutral and circular economy by 2050 and is directed to all policymakers seeking to identify and implement concrete and ambitious transition pathways. It describes how cities, regions, and rural areas can manage the transition in a range of policy domains, including energy supply, conversion, and use, the transformation of mobility systems, and land use practices.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264670549

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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Israel 2023 by OECD Pdf

Israel’s rapid economic and population growth along with a high degree of urbanisation continue to exert significant pressure on the environment. Israel has raised its climate ambitions in recent years, though is not on track to reach greenhouse gas reduction targets.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264938793

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OECD Urban Studies The Circular Economy in Tallinn, Estonia by OECD Pdf

This report provides the main components of existing circular economy initiatives promoted in Estonia and in the city of Tallinn, key challenges and policy recommendations to help the city develop its long-term vision on the circular economy, setting targets for the future.