Use of Waste Building Materials in Architecture and Urban Planning—A Review of Selected Examples

Kinga Rybak-Niedziółka, Agnieszka Starzyk, Przemysław Łacek, Łukasz Mazur, Izabela Myszka, Anna Stefańska, Małgorzata Kurcjusz, Aleksandra Nowysz and Karol Langie ()
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Kinga Rybak-Niedziółka: Department of Revitalisation and Architecture, Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Agnieszka Starzyk: Department of Revitalisation and Architecture, Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Przemysław Łacek: Department of Revitalisation and Architecture, Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Łukasz Mazur: Department of Revitalisation and Architecture, Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Izabela Myszka: Department of Revitalisation and Architecture, Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Anna Stefańska: Department of Mechanics and Building Structures, Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Małgorzata Kurcjusz: Department of Revitalisation and Architecture, Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Aleksandra Nowysz: Department of Revitalisation and Architecture, Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Karol Langie: Department of Revitalisation and Architecture, Institute of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-22

Abstract: Modern environmental protection standards have a direct impact on the construction and shaping of public space. Designers are increasingly reaching for materials produced via recycling technologies. Waste materials are more readily adopted and used in urban planning and architecture. Current projects in this area are being increasingly designed to meet the requirements of the circular economy, which is facilitated by the reuse of once-used components. The aim of the study is to review research papers in the Scopus database (bibliometric analysis) and other selected materials applied in construction, which are recycled and used again in various ways in the construction of subsequent buildings. The results show various application possibilities of recycled materials in construction. The study draws attention to the fact that the use of recycled materials in modern construction is becoming more and more effective, which may contribute to increasing the share of the circular economy in the implementation process related to this subject.

Keywords: architecture; urban planning; waste building materials; recycling; environmental protection; environmental impact assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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