Circular Economy of the Built Environment
The built environment is one of the main contributors to global greenhouse gases and raw material extraction. It is necessary to take into account the need to restore the environment and make an immediate shift towards sustainable built practices. The academia and practice recognize the adoption of circular economy (CE) is a prerequisite to sustainable built environment. The CE concept is to retain the value of resources and prevent the use of raw material and waste outputs through regenerative design. The goal of this session is to explore the CE applications in the built environment, including the potential methods and regulations on CE development, the benefits and challenges on CE application, CE case studies, etc.
Session program:
- Minute 0-5: Welcome by session chair and introduction to topic:
- Minute 5-20: “Building material flow characterization model for multi-scalar circular economy studies”, by Rafaela Tirado, ETH Zurich.
- Minute 20-35: “Modelling Circularity using Continuous MFA” by Dr. Georg Schiller, Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban & Regional Development, Germany.
- Minute 35-40: Q/A
- Minute 45-60: “Mapping interests and barriers to foster reuse of materials and elements in the built environment: A first exploration of the potential for a digital twin approach” by Dr. Leonardo Rosado, Chalmers university of technology. Sweden.
- Minute 60-75: “A circular economy engagement tool for the assessment of new and existing buildings” by Will Mihkelson & Charles Gillott, University of Sheffield, UK.
- Minute 75-90: “The effects of circular economy on economic growth: A quasi-natural experiment in China” by Ziyu Chen, Tongji University, China.
- Minute 90-100: Q/A
Organizers: Haibo Feng (Northumbria University) and Peixian Li (Tongji University)
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