Circular economy in the construction industry: A systematic literature review

GLF Benachio, MCD Freitas, SF Tavares - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Construction Industry is responsible for over 30% of the extraction of natural
resources, as well as 25% of solid waste generated in the world. This happens because the …

Circular economy practices in the built environment

T Joensuu, H Edelman, A Saari - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this literature review is to provide structured information for the basis of
organizing the future cities through circular economy. The built environment is responsible …

Contributions of the circular economy to the UN sustainable development goals through sustainable construction

OE Ogunmakinde, T Egbelakin, W Sher - Resources, Conservation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The construction industry plays an essential role in a country's economic growth. The
industry has been criticised for activities and processes that generate high volumes of waste …

Towards circular and more sustainable buildings: A systematic literature review on the circular economy in the built environment

MR Munaro, SF Tavares, L Bragança - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
The built environment exerts great pressure on natural resources. Its role in the transition to
a circular economy (CE) is critical. However, research from a holistic perspective, including …

Construction and built environment in circular economy: A comprehensive literature review

Ö Çimen - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
Circular Economy (CE) considers resources in a continuously cyclical way. Yet literature
lacks a review of Construction and Built Environment (CBE) under CE. By presenting the first …

Towards modern sustainable cities: Review of sustainability principles and trends

A Sodiq, AAB Baloch, SA Khan, N Sezer… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Human capital development, attractions of sustainable living standards and renewed
concerns for the planet have redirected city planners to a new frontier: the creation of …

Links between circular economy and climate change mitigation in the built environment

A Gallego-Schmid, HM Chen, M Sharmina… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The construction sector represents one of the most significant sources of waste generation in
the European Union (EU), with nearly one billion tonnes of construction and demolition …

Production of sustainable and structural fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete with improved fracture properties: A review

W Ahmed, CW Lim - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, due to the ever-increasing demand of concrete the need for sustainable and
economically feasible structural concrete has obtained special attention of both researchers …

Building design and construction strategies for a circular economy

LCM Eberhardt, M Birkved… - … Engineering and Design …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The considerable environmental impacts, resource consumption and waste generation
emanating from buildings are a cause of great concern and political attention. Interest in the …

Applications of Industry 4.0 digital technologies towards a construction circular economy: gap analysis and conceptual framework

F Elghaish, ST Matarneh, DJ Edwards… - Construction …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to explore the emerging relationship between Industry 4.0 (I4. 0)
digital technologies (eg blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI)) …