Towards circular and more sustainable buildings: A systematic literature review on the circular economy in the built environment

MR Munaro, SF Tavares, L Bragança - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
The built environment exerts great pressure on natural resources. Its role in the transition to
a circular economy (CE) is critical. However, research from a holistic perspective, including …

Construction and built environment in circular economy: A comprehensive literature review

Ö Çimen - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
Circular Economy (CE) considers resources in a continuously cyclical way. Yet literature
lacks a review of Construction and Built Environment (CBE) under CE. By presenting the first …

Taking stock of built environment stock studies: Progress and prospects

M Lanau, G Liu, U Kral, D Wiedenhofer… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Built environment stocks (buildings and infrastructures) play multiple roles in our socio-
economic metabolism: they serve as the backbone of modern societies and human well …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic literature review on Circular Economy implementation in the construction industry: a policy-making perspective

Y Yu, V Junjan, DM Yazan, ME Iacob - Resources, Conservation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Implementing Circular Economy (CE) is a promising solution to tackle
environmental challenges in the construction industry. On the way towards a circular built …

[HTML][HTML] Closing the loop in the construction industry: A systematic literature review on the development of circular economy

C Illankoon, SC Vithanage - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Construction organisations and governments need to seek a sustainable solution to
optimise resource consumption, minimise energy use, and reduce glasshouse gas …

[HTML][HTML] Prospects for a saturation of humanity's resource use? An analysis of material stocks and flows in nine world regions from 1900 to 2035

D Wiedenhofer, T Fishman, B Plank, A Miatto… - Global Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Material stocks in infrastructure, buildings and machinery shape current and future resource
use and emissions. Analyses of specific countries and selected materials suggest that …

Studying construction materials flows and stock: A review

V Augiseau, S Barles - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2017 - Elsevier
Thirty-one scientific publications on the joint study of construction materials flows and stock
with a focus on non-metallic minerals are reviewed. These studies serve different purposes …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating material stock dynamics into economy-wide material flow accounting: concepts, modelling, and global application for 1900–2050

D Wiedenhofer, T Fishman, C Lauk, W Haas… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Assessing progress towards environmental sustainability requires a robust and systematic
knowledge base. Economy-wide material flow accounting (ew-MFA) is an established …

High-resolution maps of material stocks in buildings and infrastructures in Austria and Germany

H Haberl, D Wiedenhofer, F Schug… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
The dynamics of societal material stocks such as buildings and infrastructures and their
spatial patterns drive surging resource use and emissions. Two main types of data are …

Circular economy in built environment–Literature review and theory development

P Mhatre, V Gedam, S Unnikrishnan… - Journal of building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Circular economy (CE) has evolved gradually since its inception in the late 90s and has
been implemented differently in various sectors across different countries. The …