| Title | Circular Construction Indicator: Assessing Circularity in the Design, Construction, and End-of-Life Phase |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 23970 |
| Authors | Anastasiades, K; Blom, J; Audenaert, A |
| Title | Circular Construction Indicator: Assessing Circularity in the Design, Construction, and End-of-Life Phase |
| Year | 2023 |
| Published | Recycling, 8, 2 |
| Abstract | The construction industry is responsible for half of the currently excavated amount of raw materials. In addition, a quarter of all waste in the European Union is construction waste. This construction waste comprises numerous materials that can still be reused or recycled. Thus, a shift to a circular construction sector is necessary. To make this shift, it is vital to enable the measurement of and the progress toward circularity. Therefore, this paper investigates the currently available circularity indicators with regard to the 4 Rs-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover. Subsequently, a comprehensive Circular Construction Indicator framework is introduced that evaluates a construction project according to the three typical construction phases: design, construction, and end-of-life. In this, new partial indicators to assess material scarcity, structural efficiency, and service life prediction should help designers consider these aspects already in the conceptual design stage. Lastly, suggestions for further research are defined to develop further said new partial indicators. |
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