Circular building: transforming waste into wealth
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Circular building: transforming waste into wealth
24 April 2024
Circular buildings optimise resource use, minimise waste, and offer benefits such as decarbonisation and increased resilience.
Editorial Team
The World Green Building Council highlights that over 90% of materials used in industry are wasted, presenting a significant business opportunity through circular economy principles.
Circular strategies, including urban mining and lifecycle assessment of building products, could reduce embodied emissions by 75%. The "value hill" model illustrates how circularity preserves and enhances material value throughout the manufacturing process.
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Construction materials and circular construction