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Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B152TT, UK
Laboratory of Building Construction and Physics, Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands
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Circular Economy Innovations and Breakthroughs for Built Environments

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30 June 2024
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31 August 2024
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Dear Colleagues,

The world faces many challenges due to the negative environmental impacts stemming from the construction and maintenance of built environments. Societies, governments and industry sectors worldwide have thus been seeking more efficient and sustainable methods of construction. Many interdisciplinary efforts have considered circular thinking in construction practices, maintenance technologies and asset management, integrating resource circularity into sustainability frameworks. This Special Issue will help to promote new research and innovation and breakthroughs for implementing circular economy practices in built environments, including infrastructures, buildings, tunnelling, stadiums, airports and many others. Topics that will be covered include the following: (i) supporting designers and engineers in developing more innovative and sustainable buildings, infrastructures and built environments and (ii) enabling national/local governments to adopt circular economy (CE) technologies, methods and innovation. Areas of interest include, but are not limited, to the following: construction adaptability; benchmarking framework; deconstruction; stakeholder management; BIM and digital twin; sustainable materials; sustainable construction; sustainable asset management; sustainable development; net zero and NZEB concept; lifecycle assessment; smart cities; carbon neutrality; and resilience. This Special Issue will also disseminate new research related to circular economy in collaboration with the EU COST.

Dr. Sakdirat Kaewunruen
Prof. Dr. Katerina Tsikaloudaki
Prof. Dr. Ruben P. Borg
Dr. Yunlong Guo
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Keywords

  • circular economy
  • sustainability
  • resilience
  • life cycle management
  • built environment
  • innovation
  • decarbonisation
  • digitalisation
  • green technology

Participating Journals

Journal Name Impact Factor CiteScore Launched Year First Decision (median) APC
Buildings
buildings 		3.8 3.1 2011 14.6 Days CHF 2600 Submit
Clean Technologies
cleantechnol 		3.8 4.5 2019 26.6 Days CHF 1600 Submit
Materials
materials 		3.4 5.2 2008 13.9 Days CHF 2600 Submit
Recycling
recycling 		4.3 5.4 2016 20 Days CHF 1800 Submit
Sustainability
sustainability 		3.9 5.8 2009 18.8 Days CHF 2400 Submit

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Cultivating Sustainable Construction: Stakeholder Insights Driving Circular Economy Innovation for Inclusive Resource Equity
by Ferhat Karaca, Aidana Tleuken, Rocío Pineda-Martos, Sara Ros Cardoso, Daniil Orel, Rand Askar, Akmaral Agibayeva, Elena Goicolea Güemez, Adriana Salles, Huseyin Atakan Varol and Luis Braganca
Buildings 2024, 14(4), 935; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14040935 - 28 Mar 2024
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Due to its intricate production processes, complex supply chains, and industry-specific characteristics, the construction industry faces unique challenges in adopting circular economy (CE) principles that promote resource equity. To address this issue, this study aims to delve into identifying stakeholders’ opinions and perceptions [...] Read more.
Due to its intricate production processes, complex supply chains, and industry-specific characteristics, the construction industry faces unique challenges in adopting circular economy (CE) principles that promote resource equity. To address this issue, this study aims to delve into identifying stakeholders’ opinions and perceptions regarding key CE strategies across different stages of the building life cycle (BLC). Both European and non-European stakeholders within the “CircularB” COST Action network and beyond participated in this research. Three methods were employed to assess stakeholders’ opinions: an online survey, a structured survey with a semi-guided workshop, and creative thinking round table discussions. Natural language processing (NLP), specifically topic modelling and sentiment analysis, was used to analyse the data collected from the online survey, which gathered text-based opinions from 209 participants on the cost-benefit aspects of circularity strategies. The structured survey, which collected data from 43 workshop participants, evaluated the perceived importance of CE strategies across various BLC phases and assessed the adoption of selected CE strategies in current or past projects. Finally, the Six Thinking Hats® activity, employed in the round table discussions, generated ideas from 25 professionals regarding the broader implementation challenges and opportunities of CE in construction. The research findings highlight the need to bridge the gap between theory and practice by fostering active industry stakeholder involvement in the transition to a CE model. The analyses of the collected stakeholder opinions through the three activities contribute to proactive and collaborative efforts aimed at advancing resource equity in the construction sector and promoting just and inclusive resource use. In summary, this research offers a comprehensive understanding of stakeholders’ opinions on CE strategies and provides guidance for the development of targeted policies and strategies to accelerate the integration of CE principles in the construction industry. Full article
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