An analytical framework of “zero waste construction site”: Two case studies of Shenzhen, China

W Lu, Z Bao, WMW Lee, B Chi, J Wang - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Around the global construction industry, there is an emerging trend to pursue a “zero-waste”
goal at the site level, but little is known about it. This paper aims to shed insights on the …

Resource harvesting through a systematic deconstruction of the residential house: A case study of the 'Whole House Reuse'project in Christchurch, New Zealand

AU Zaman, J Arnott, K Mclntyre, J Hannon - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
This study analyzes the case study of a deconstruction project called the 'Whole House
Reuse'(WHR) which aimed, firstly, to harvest materials from a residential house, secondly, to …

Analysis of the feasibility of the use of CDW as a low-environmental-impact aggregate in conglomerates

AV Barriguete, M del Río Merino, EA Sánchez… - … and building materials, 2018 - Elsevier
This article summarises the first phase of a research project that analyses the feasibility of re-
using plastic cable waste (pellets) as a means of reducing the environmental impact of …

Vertical extension and improving of existing buildings

J Artés Pérez, G Wadel Raina, N Martí Audí - The Open Construction …, 2016 - dau.url.edu
Low-density urban models, widely diffused in Spain until 2008, have been strongly criticized
because they produce a great strain on the land, high infrastructure costs, increasing …

Introduction to the recycling of construction and demolition waste (CDW)

F Pacheco-Torgal - Handbook of recycled concrete and demolition waste, 2013 - Elsevier
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Development of green building materials through alkali activation of industrial wastes and by-products

D Kioupis, S Tsivilis, G Kakali - Materials today: proceedings, 2018 - Elsevier
The scope of the present study is to propose an effective methodology for the experimental
design and development of geopolymeric products that can satisfy a wide range of end-user …

New eco-friendly inorganic polymeric materials for the passive fire protection of structures

PM Robert, IP Giannopoulou, P Savva… - TMS Annual Meeting & …, 2023 - Springer
Passive fire protection of structures is of great importance nowadays. Several fires that broke
out in buildings and other structures like tunnels, worldwide, resulted in the destruction of …

Dimensional, mechanical and LCA characterization of terrazzo tiles along with glass and Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW)

P Stabile, F Radica, L Ranza… - Recent Progress in …, 2021 - pubblicazioni.unicam.it
In this work, two types of wastes were introduced, namely, glass from municipal waste and
Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW). The latter, which was obtained from rubble …

[HTML][HTML] Waste management of emergency construction work. Case study: 40 dwellings in Seville (Spain)

A Ferreira-Sánchez, M Marrero - The Open …, 2017 -  …
Eco-efficient rehabilitation of buildings and neighbourhoods should include strategies to
reduce the potential environmental impact of buildings under consideration for …

Development of Building and Insulation Epoxy Based Composite Materials Loaded with Construction and Demolition Wastes; Mechanical and Thermal-Insulation …

C Bogiatzidis, L Zoumpoulakis - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - info.openarchivelibrary.com
The development of composite materials filled using Construction and Demolition wastes
(CDW), characterised by descent mechanical and thermo-insulating properties has been …