Implementing circular economy in the construction sector: Evaluating CE strategies by developing a framework

Zahra Hosseini, Bertrand Laratte and Pierre Blanchet
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Zahra Hosseini: ULaval - Université Laval [Québec]
Bertrand Laratte: I2M - Institut de Mécanique et d'Ingénierie - UB - Université de Bordeaux - Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Arts et Métiers Sciences et Technologies
Pierre Blanchet: ULaval - Université Laval [Québec]

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Abstract: Among various industries, the construction sector has one of the greatest impacts on the environment. Minimizing the resource use and the waste outputs in this sector could be fulfilled by applying circular economy (CE) strategies. Although research on CE in the construction sector has increased in recent years, there have not been remarkable adjustments by applying these strategies to the construction industry. The purpose of this study was to examine the impacts of using CE strategies in the construction sector. A framework was adapted to guide the application of different CE strategies at the end-of-life of buildings. The framework was assessed by a case study of a residential building in mass timber. This study evaluated the application of CE strategies from the environmental aspect with the life cycle assessment (LCA) method. The results confirmed that circular strategies can deliver lower environmental impacts.

Keywords: Circular economy; Construction sector; Framework; End-of-life; Strategies; Life cycle assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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Published in Bioresources, 2023, 18 (3), pp.4699-4722. ⟨10.15376/biores.18.3.4699-4722⟩

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DOI: 10.15376/biores.18.3.4699-4722

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