Circular economy in the built environment: A systematic literature review and definition of the circular construction concept

F Ossio, C Salinas, H Hernández - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Circular Economy (CE) has become increasingly important across various
industries. It challenges the traditional take-make-dispose approach and aims to maximize …

Translating the circular economy to bridge construction: Lessons learnt from a critical literature review

K Anastasiades, J Blom, M Buyle… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Sustainability','circular economy','circular construction'have received increasing
attention in the last decade. However, their interpretation is often unclear, as is the way a …

Circular economy applications in the construction industry: A global scan of trends and opportunities

BC Guerra, S Shahi, A Mollaei, N Skaf, O Weber… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Construction consumes more than 3 billion tons of raw materials globally each year.
Adopting circular economy principles can help reduce waste and save more than $100 …

Towards a digital product passport fit for contributing to a circular economy

T Adisorn, L Tholen, T Götz - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a concept of a policy instrument particularly pushed by
policy circles to contribute to a circular economy. The preliminary design of the DPP is …

[HTML][HTML] Data requirements and availabilities for material passports: A digitally enabled framework for improving the circularity of existing buildings

S Çetin, D Raghu, M Honic, A Straub, V Gruis - Sustainable Production and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Passports for circularity, eg, digital product passports and material passports (MPs), have
gained recognition as essential policy instruments for the Circular Economy goals of the …

Fundamentals of building deconstruction as a circular economy strategy for the reuse of construction materials

G Bertino, J Kisser, J Zeilinger, G Langergraber… - Applied sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The construction industry is one of the most environmentally detrimental industries in the
world, impacting directly the use of raw materials, their determination of use involving the …

Uses of building information modelling for overcoming barriers to a circular economy

R Charef, S Emmitt - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
The current linear economy approach of the construction industry is partly responsible for
the environmental impact of the sector. The urgent need to move towards a more circular …

[HTML][HTML] Digitalization for a circular economy in the building industry: Multiple-case study of Dutch social housing organizations

S Çetin, V Gruis, A Straub - Resources, Conservation & Recycling …, 2022 - Elsevier
Digital technologies are considered enablers of circular economy implementation in the built
environment. Literature mainly focuses on conceptual or review studies examining the role …

[HTML][HTML] Digital battery passports to enable circular and sustainable value chains: Conceptualization and use cases

K Berger, JP Schöggl, RJ Baumgartner - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
With respect to sustainable product management, the transition to circular battery value
chains requires that stakeholders have access to high-quality data for decision-making …

The role of design in circular economy solutions for critical materials

CW Babbitt, S Althaf, FC Rios, MM Bilec, TE Graedel - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
The accelerating pace of resource consumption threatens long-term availability of critical
materials: those resources that play an essential role in modern society but are vulnerable to …