Circular Economy (CE) is currently promoted through policy, urban and regional strategies
as well as emerging as a relevant research sector. Within this context, circularity in the built …

The paper deals with the issue of the regeneration of the existing building heritage by
framing the problems that characterize the relationships between users-buildings …

Introduction The evaluation key role in cultural heritage adaptive reuse choices for
identifying the hest relationship hetuveen the “intrinsic value" and neuv use values. This …

This chapter shows the results of a study carried out on the application of circular economy
principles throughout the building stock regeneration process, highlighting the challenges …

The construction and building sectors are responsible for a large part of the consumption of
energy and natural resources. The concept of the circular economy, a closed-loop system …

The construction industry is one of the most environmentally detrimental industries in the
world, impacting directly the use of raw materials, their determination of use involving the …

Cultural heritage (CH) is considered a key element of cities and regions' identity
anduniqueness, contributing to people's wellbeing and health, as well as jobs creation …

Circular economy strategies seek to reduce the total resources extracted from the
environment and reduce the wastes that human activities generate in pursuit of human …

In recent years, the building sector has been turning towards intervening in the existing city
building stock. In fact, it is generally accepted that the refurbishment of buildings and the …

One of the main topics of discussion and research at present in the building sector is related
to the principles of circular economy in a new global scenario of resilience and …