| 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 |
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| DOI |
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| 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. |
| Author Keywords |
Circular Economy; circularity; materials; evaluation; architectural design process |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities (CPCI-SSH) |
| EID |
WOS:000607252600035 |
| WoS Category |
Architecture; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology |
| Research Area |
Architecture; Science & Technology - Other Topics |
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