Global review of circular economy and life cycle thinking in building Demolition Waste Management: A way ahead for India

N Sharma, PP Kalbar, M Salman - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Management of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste from buildings has
become essential to ensure sustainable infrastructural growth across the globe. The major …

The transition to the circular economy of the construction industry: Insights into sustainable approaches to improve the understanding

R Charef, W Lu, D Hall - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
In the context of shifting the built environment to a circular economy, this paper first provides
a meta-synthesis of the literature that clarifies the strategies related to the asset lifecycle in …

[HTML][HTML] The use of Building Information Modelling in the circular economy context: Several models and a new dimension of BIM (8D)

R Charef - Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) to improve projects' efficiency,
starts to be a well-known practice, advocated by many governments. Despite the increasing …

[HTML][HTML] An environmental management plan for construction waste management

WSE Ismaeel, N Kassim - Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents a proposed environmental management plan (EMP) for construction
waste management (CWM). This life cycle thinking (LCT)-based EMP for CWM is set to …

Vertical farming in urban environments: a review of architectural integration and food security

OB Akintuyi - Open Access Research Journal of Biology and …, 2024 - oarjbp.com
Vertical farming in urban environments has emerged as a promising solution to address the
challenges of food security while efficiently utilizing limited urban spaces. This paper …

A structural equation modelling paradigm for eco-rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of cultural heritage buildings

WSE Ismaeel, AG Mohamed - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The study developed an integrated hierarchical structural equation modelling (SEM) for the
eco-rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of cultural heritage buildings (CHBs). The research …

[HTML][HTML] Supporting construction stakeholders with the circular economy: A trans-scaler framework to understand the holistic approach

R Charef - Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Although the construction sector is one of the least digitized sectors, the last decade has
been a period that some qualify as the 4th industrial revolution, notably with the adoption of …

Sustainable Adaptive Reuse Strategy Evaluation for Cultural Heritage Buildings

Y Takva, Ç Takva, Z İlerisoy - International Journal of Built …, 2023 - avesis.atauni.edu.tr
Historical buildings are heritages that play a strategic role in the sustainable building
environment need to be protected, and the continuation of the building stock from the past to …

The dynamics of sustainable material selection for green-certified projects

WSE Ismaeel - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Material selection is a challenging process in which several parameters should be
considered for green-certified projects. Hence, this study investigates the dynamics of …

A review of Europe's circular economy in the building sector

C Mrad, L Frölén Ribeiro - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article evaluates Europe's building sector's circular economy (CE). This industry is
responsible for 42% of energy consumption, more than 50% of extracted materials, 30% of …