| Title | A Material World: Study of a Circular Economy Approach in Architecture - Development of an Index for the Construction Industry |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 1978 |
| Authors | Godelet, A; Schuster, HG |
| Title | A Material World: Study of a Circular Economy Approach in Architecture - Development of an Index for the Construction Industry |
| Year | 2018 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | Globally, the construction industry is the single largest consumer of resources and raw materials. It consumes 3 billion tonnes of raw materials to manufacture building products each year and relies mostly on a linear building construction process. Not only materials and building elements must be demolished and disposed at the end of the life cycle of a building, but also a considerable amount of valuable raw materials, therefore, is lost. Due to a worldwide increasing need for construction activities, the construction industry is more and more under pressure. Counteracting would result in a new approach - the model of the circular economy - and the design of circular buildings. But, how do we create circular buildings and which requirements have to be incorporated? The paper summarises a study on the integration of the circular economy approach into architecture and presents a first tool to support the circular economy design in early planning stages. |
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