Peer Reviewed: Applying the Principles of Green Engineering to Cradle-to-Cradle Design

McDonough, William; Braungart, Michael; Anastas, Paul T.; Zimmerman, Julie

doi:10.1021/es0326322

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“…This principle resurfaced years later in more defined forms known as biomimicry (Benyus, 1997) and biomimetics (Bhushan, 2009) which, in their simplest meaning, refer to good design inspired by nature (Pawlyn, 2011). Biological analogies are also often found in the prolific work of William McDonough and Michael Braungart (Braungart et al, 2007;McDonough and Braungart, 1998, 2002McDonough et al, 2003). Their work is perhaps the form of CE most familiar to the wide public.…”

Section: Nature and Designmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…For the macrolevel, research in terms of CE (although mainly limited to industrial symbiosis and urban metabolism) is more advanced within the concept of eco-cities (Roseland, 1997;Van Berkel et al, 2009), whereas for the micro-level current research on the material dimension (Braungart et al, 2007;McDonough et al, 2003) and circular Supply Chain Management (SCM) (e.g. Lacy and Rutqvist, 2015;Singh and Ordoñez, 2016) could suffice to bring circularity about.…”

Section: Building Research and Circular Economiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Circular economy for the built environment: A research framework

Pomponi

Moncaster

2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

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The built environment puts major pressure on the natural environment; its role in transitioning to a circular economy (CE) is therefore fundamental. However, current CE research tends to focus either on the macro-scale, such as eco-parks, or the micro-scale, such as manufactured products, with the risk of ignoring the additional impacts and potentials at the meso-scale of individual buildings. This article sets out to unpack the fundamental defining dimensions of a CE and frame them for CE studies for the built environment. A critical literature review forms the basis for identifying and framing such fundamental dimensions. Our contribution highlights the key roles of interdisciplinary research and of both bottom-up and top-down initiatives in facilitating the transition to 'circular buildings'. The frame for reference has been used to capture current discourse on the sustainability of the built environment and has proved to be a valuable tool to cluster existing initiatives and highlight missing links for interdisciplinary endeavours. The article represents a contribution to the theoretical foundations of CE research in the built environment and a stepping stone to shape future research initiatives.

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Section: Nature and Designmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Building Research and Circular Economiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Circular economy for the built environment: A research framework

Pomponi

Moncaster

2017

Journal of Cleaner Production

648

349

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“…Through the actions of the plants and soil media, flow volumes and velocities are minimized. Green roofs are an example of applying the principles of green engineering to LID (10).…”

Section: Elements Of Lidmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green Engineering Principles Promote Low-impact Development

Davis¹

2005

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…1,2 Over the years, several techniques have been proposed for the separation of GHG. 3 Gas separation using polymeric membranes provides an opportunity to diminish GHG emissions due to their numerous inherent advantages, such as low cost, small ecological footprint, and high energy efficiency. 4,5 However, the commercialization of such membranes is limited due to the trade-off between permeability and selectivity, as reported by Robeson in the upper bound curves.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%