Megacities can produce sufficient amounts of secondary resources for large-scale
production of raw materials by urban mining, and cities are always in need of energy. Thus …

Construction and demolition (C&D) waste can be either directly disposed in landfills or
processed in recycling plants as aggregates. Depending upon its physical properties, this …

Material flow analysis (MFA) is a helpful tool to understand and develop the circular
economy. There exist a number of MFA models to depict inflows and outflows of bulk …

Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) has a porous structure and excellent thermal properties.
Therefore, it is a frequently used building material for masonry units, prefabricated reinforced …

This article describes an approach for comparing material intensity values for residential
buildings with different construction types. Based on the working drawings of the different …

Construction and demolition waste (CDW) constitutes the biggest share of all waste
generated. In addition to the environmental advantages, CDW recycling provides also high …

Material flows in the construction and demolition (C&D) sector remain high in many
countries. But, their changes or reductions are essential for successful circular economies …

The reuse and recycling of materials can make an important contribution to the conservation
of natural resources in the sense of a circular economy. This applies in particular to high …

The built environment is the cause of most of the material flows in the anthroposphere and
the biggest material storage: Over 90% of the anthropogenic stock stored in durable goods …

Ziel dieser Studie ist es, einen aktuellen Überblick über den Stand der Recyclingwirtschaft in
Deutschland zu geben. Der Fokus liegt dabei vor allem auf den Marktprozessen, die bereits …