Translating the circular economy to bridge construction: Lessons learnt from a critical literature review

Anastasiades, Kostas; Blom, Johan; Buyle, Matthias; Audenaert, Amaryllis

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2019.109522

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“…The critical principle of SLR is transparency and inclusivity, which logically initiates research to conduct a rational and objective stance from previous research [26]. This paper uses the methodology suggested by Fisch [27] to conduct a transparent SLR. This method supports building a conceptual foundation of this paper's key variables (I4.0, servitisation, and CE).…”

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“…Figure 1 depicts the steps used in this study to conduct the SLR. The first step of an SLR is to determine the research scope and identify key objectives [27]. This research study aims to analyse the previous research to identify key characteristics and the novelty of the variables (I4.0, servitisation, and CE) and the relationship among the key variables.…”

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Towards a Conceptual Development of Industry 4.0, Servitisation, and Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

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Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies have been highlighted in recent literature as enablers of servitisation. Simultaneously, businesses are advised to implement a circular economy (CE) to bring new opportunities. However, it is pertinent to mention that little attention has been given to assess the role of I4.0 in adopting the CE and servitisation in a fully integrated manner. This research fills this gap by developing a conceptual framework through a systematic literature review of 139 studies investigating the relationship between the I4.0, CE, and servitisation. This study identifies the impact of these variables on a firm’s operational and financial performance (revenue stream, growth, and profitability). Our research findings advocate that adopting I4.0 technologies to the business and manufacturing model enables sustainability, energy and resource efficiency while enhancing performance and offering innovative products through smart services. Thus, firms must systematically adopt I4.0 technologies to support a CE model that creates value through servitisation. This study identifies the research gaps that are unexplored for practitioners and future researchers while providing insight into the role of I4.0 in implementing CE in the servitisation business model.

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Towards a Conceptual Development of Industry 4.0, Servitisation, and Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

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“…In this paper, a framework to assess the circularity of bridges, including viaducts, is presented. Based on the premise that the CE concept cannot be fully captured in a simple indicator (Parchomenko, Nelen, Gillabel, & Rechberger, 2019; Saidani, Yannou, Leroy, Cluzel, & Kendall, 2019; Anastasiades et al., 2020), the developed assessment framework consists of various indicators that are merged into a composite bridge circularity indicator. The proposed framework can be used by design companies in the procurement phase to facilitate the use of resource‐oriented life cycle thinking principles in the design of bridges.…”

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Development of a bridge circularity assessment framework to promote resource efficiency in infrastructure projects

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Given the predominant use of virgin materials and the creation of vast amounts of waste in the construction sector, increasing its resource efficiency could result in a large improvement in overall use of resources. Bridges are a logical target for increasing resource efficiency, not only because of the large amount of materials involved but especially because a considerable number of bridges are demolished because of changing functional demands rather than technical failure. Furthermore, climate change increases future uncertainty and the likelihood of functionally motivated demolitions, which potentially exacerbates the creation of waste. Currently, it is not possible to measure and quantify the resource efficiency of bridge designs. In this study, a framework is presented that combines four indicators based on the principles of the Circular Economy. The four indicators are: (1) Design Input, (2) Resource Availability, (3) Adaptability, and (4) Reusability. Each indicator is further broken down into multiple sub‐indicators. To test the usefulness of the proposed framework, it was applied to two real‐world Dutch case studies. In addition, uncertainty and sensitivity analyses were conducted to determine the robustness of the indicator to changes in the design parameters and the weighting method used. Validation of the framework has shown that this bridge‐specific circularity indicator is useful for determining the level of resource efficiency in terms of material use. This will allow clients to use resource efficiency, or circularity, as a selection criterion in the procurement process. This article met the requirements for a gold—gold JIE data openness badge described at http://jie.click/badges.

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“…There is intensive research available in the literature about circularity in the industry, such as in metals processing [47], including copper [48] and steel [49]. Other fields have also been researched, such as construction [50] or forest wood harvesting and utilisation [51]. However, the global economy is not circular because large amounts of materials are used only once to provide energy or commercial value and are thus not available for recycling [52].…”

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Thermodynamics-Based Process Sustainability Evaluation

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This article considers the problem of the evaluation of the sustainability of heterogeneous process systems, which can have different areas of focus: from single process operations to complete supply chains. The proposed method defines exergy-based concepts to evaluate the assets, liabilities, and the exergy footprint of the analysed process systems, ensuring that they are suitable for Life Cycle Assessment. The proposed concepts, evaluation framework and cumulative Exergy Composite Curves allow the quantitative assessment of process systems, including alternative solutions. The provided case studies clearly illustrate the applicability of the method and the close quantitative relationship between the exergy profit and the potential sustainability contribution of the proposed solutions. The first case study demonstrates how the method is applied to the separation and reuse of an acetic-acid-containing waste stream. It is shown that the current process is not sustainable and needs substantial external exergy input and deeper analysis. The second case study concerns Municipal Solid Waste treatment and shows the potential value and sustainability benefit that can be achieved by the extraction of useful chemicals and waste-to-energy conversion. The proposed exergy footprint accounting framework clearly demonstrates the potential to be applied to sustainability assessment and process improvement while simultaneously tracking different kinds of resources and impacts.

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Translating the circular economy to bridge construction: Lessons learnt from a critical literature review

Cited by 91 publications

References 75 publications

Towards a Conceptual Development of Industry 4.0, Servitisation, and Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

Towards a Conceptual Development of Industry 4.0, Servitisation, and Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

Development of a bridge circularity assessment framework to promote resource efficiency in infrastructure projects

Thermodynamics-Based Process Sustainability Evaluation

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