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Reversibility and Durability as Potential Indicators for Circular Building Technologies
- Source :
- Sustainability, Volume 12, Issue 18, Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 7659, p 7659 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020.
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Abstract
- According to the Circularity Gap Report 2020, a mere 8.6% of the global economy wascircular in 2019. The Global Status Report 2018 declares that building construction and operationsaccounted for 36% of global final energy use and 39% of energy&ndash<br />related carbon dioxide (CO2)emissions. The Paris Agreement demands that the building and construction sector decarbonizesglobally by 2050. This requires strategies that minimize the environmental impact of buildingsand practices extending the lifecycle of their constituents within a circular resource flow. To ensurethat eective measures are applied, a suitable method is needed to assess compliance in materials,processes, and design strategies within circular economy principles. The study&rsquo<br />s assumption is thatsynthetic and reliable indicators for that purpose could be based on reversibility and durabilityfeatures. The paper provides an overview of building design issues within the circular economyperspective, highlighting the diculty in finding circular technologies which are suitable to enhancebuildings&rsquo<br />service life while closing material loops. The results identify reversibility and durability aspotential indicators for assessing circular building technologies. The next research stage aims to furtherdevelop the rating of circularity requirements for both building technologies and entire buildings.
- Subjects :
- Computer science
020209 energy
Geography, Planning and Development
TJ807-830
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Building design
TD194-195
01 natural sciences
Construction engineering
Renewable energy sources
chemistry.chemical_compound
closed material loops
Resource (project management)
reversibility
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Environmental impact assessment
GE1-350
Circular Design
service life
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Building construction
Environmental effects of industries and plants
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
indicator
Circular economy
circular technologie
circular technologies
Durability
indicators
Environmental sciences
chemistry
Carbon dioxide
durability
circular potential
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20711050
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Sustainability
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....15a4f6d9b2bb21d68e684cda20eba683
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187659