A simulation-based bottom-up approach for analysing the evolution of residential buildings’ material stocks and environmental impacts – A case study of Inner Melbourne

Li, S. P.; Rismanchi, Behzad; Aye, Lu

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.118941

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“…Research like this allows for better management of urban planning and building renovation, greater energy efficiency, and the promotion of the circularity of materials in public or private works. This is because, once mapped, it is possible to predict when their replacement will take place, the volume of waste in a given location, and the future demand for new materials [86].…”

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Circular Economy and Buildings as Material Banks in Mitigation of Environmental Impacts from Construction and Demolition Waste

Oliveira,

Schreiber,

Jahno

2024

Sustainability

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The circular economy is one of the main strategies for mitigating the environmental impacts of civil construction due to the generation of construction and demolition waste (CDW). In this transition, evaluating alternatives for using buildings as material banks is a way to make the process of reusing construction components more efficient. Thus, the article aimed to evaluate the state of the art of publications on the relationship between the circular economy in civil construction and the conceptual model of buildings as material banks to mitigate the environmental impacts of CDW. The authors chose the methodological design of Systematic Literature Review, using the Scopus and Web of Science databases for research, with the following search strings: (“construction” or “civil construction” or “built environment” or “construction industry”) and (“circular economy” or “circular construction”) and (“material banks” or “BAMB” or “buildings as material banks” or “building stocks” or “building materials”) and (“construction waste” or “demolition waste” or “CDW” or “construction and demolition waste” or “environmental impacts”). After a screening in which only articles published in journals were selected, from 2013 to 2023, inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, to evaluate only those that had a direct relationship with CDW management through circular economy strategies and buildings such as banks of material. As a result, 93 articles remained, which were analyzed using a quantitative and qualitative approach. The predominance of applied studies was also noted through case studies that evaluate the management of materials and waste in the urban environment. The qualitative analysis, carried out using a SWOT matrix, highlighted the strengths of the buildings, such as material banks, the potential reduction of resource extraction and urban mining, and promoting the circulation of construction products. However, the recycling of waste, such as aggregates, still stands out as the main end-of-life strategy adopted, even without occupying the top of the waste hierarchy.

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Circular Economy and Buildings as Material Banks in Mitigation of Environmental Impacts from Construction and Demolition Waste

Oliveira,

Schreiber,

Jahno

2024

Sustainability

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“…Research like this allows better management of urban planning and building renovation, for greater energy efficiency and for promoting the circularity of materials in public or private works. This is because, once mapped, it is possible to predict when their replacement will take place, the volume of waste in a given location and the future demand for new materials [76].…”

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confidence: 99%

Circular Economy and Buildings as Material Banks in Mitigation of Environmental Impacts from Construction and Demolition Waste

Oliveira,

Schreiber,

Jahno

2024

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The circular economy is one of the main strategies for mitigating the environmental impacts of civil construction, due to the generation of construction and demolition waste (CDW). In this transition, evaluating alternatives for using buildings as material banks is a way to make the process of reusing construction components more efficient. Thus, the article aimed to evaluate the state of the art of publications on the relationship between the circular economy in civil construction and the conceptual model of buildings as material banks, to mitigate the environmental impacts of CDW. The authors chose the methodological design of Systematic Literature Review, using the Scopus and Web of Science databases for research, with the following search strings: ("construction" or "civil construction" or "built environment" or "construction industry" ) and ("circular economy" or "circular construction") and ("material banks" or "BAMB" or "buildings as material banks" or "building stocks" or "building materials") and ("construction waste" or "demolition waste" or "CDW" or "construction and demolition waste" or "environmental impacts"). After a screening in which only articles published in journals were selected, from 2013 to 2023, inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, to evaluate only those that had a direct relationship with CDW management through circular economy strategies and buildings such as banks of material. As a result, 93 articles remained, which were analyzed using quantitative and qualitative approach. The quantitative results showed an increase in publications since 2020, which are concentrated in European countries and China. The predominance of applied studies was also noted, through case studies that evaluate the management of materials and waste in the urban environment. The qualitative analysis, carried out using a SWOT Matrix, highlighted the strengths of the buildings, such as material banks, the potential reduction of resource extraction and urban mining, promoting the circulation of construction products. However, the recycling of waste, such as aggregates, still stands out as the main end-of-life strategy adopted, even without occupying the top of the waste hierarchy.

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“…The integration of remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), is effective in bridging data gaps and predicting demand trends 22 , both of them are instrumental in estimating material stocks with a high level of accuracy due to their spatial resolution, equipping decisionmakers with comprehensive visual insights into resource distribution and quantities within the given unit stock 23 . The widespread use of multi-temporal satellite imagery for estimating in-use material stocks, especially in situations where data may be fragmented or insufficient 13,24 , can extend to broader spatial domains and provide a higher spatiotemporal resolution 25 .…”

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Weighing China's Fast Deployment of Offshore Wind Turbines through Satellite Images

Wang,

Li,

et al. 2024

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Offshore wind turbines are being deployed at an unprecedented scale, mainly driven by China, to combat the global climate crisis. However, these wind turbines are highly material-intensive, which has aroused wide concerns on potential supply risks and end-of-life material decommissioning and management. Here, we develop an integrated Energy Infrastructure-Material Stock monitoring approach of offshore wind turbines (EIMS_owt) using satellite images to quantify the in-use stock of components (rotor, nacelle, tower, and cable) and materials (bulk metals, rare earth, and others) for each turbine unit in China. We captured the installment and operational data of nearly all existing offshore wind turbines and witnessed a 22-fold increase from 267 turbines in 2015 to 5921 turbines by 2022. Meanwhile, we find that over two-thirds of those turbines, associated with 4.5 million tons (Mt) of critical components such as rotors and nacelles in 2022, are located at offshore distance exceeding 20 kilometers, posing large challenges for their operation and waste management. It is estimated that around 3.5 Mt of steel, 157 kilotons (kt) of copper, 41 kt of aluminum, and 2.3 kt of rare earth are contained in those components, highlighting the prospective value of their future recycling. Accordingly, our approach provides a high-resolution and up-to-date monitoring solution to help both China and other countries in improving sustainable performance of their wind energy infrastructure.

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A simulation-based bottom-up approach for analysing the evolution of residential buildings’ material stocks and environmental impacts – A case study of Inner Melbourne

Cited by 8 publications

References 30 publications

Circular Economy and Buildings as Material Banks in Mitigation of Environmental Impacts from Construction and Demolition Waste

Circular Economy and Buildings as Material Banks in Mitigation of Environmental Impacts from Construction and Demolition Waste

Circular Economy and Buildings as Material Banks in Mitigation of Environmental Impacts from Construction and Demolition Waste

Weighing China's Fast Deployment of Offshore Wind Turbines through Satellite Images

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