The built environment exerts great pressure on natural resources. Its role in the transition to
a circular economy (CE) is critical. However, research from a holistic perspective, including …

Housing practices are forcing accelerated demand for natural resources and flow-on effects
contribute to severe environmental consequences. Transition to a Circular Economy (CE) …

The study attempts to investigate the economic and environmental feasibility of linking the
plastic waste recycling industry with the construction sector as a circular economy model …

This study demonstrates an open-loop recycling process of a specific post-consumer plastic
waste stream. The targeted input waste material was defined as high-density polyethylene …

This research work was aimed at investigating the suitability of making compressed earth
bricks (CEB) with a mixture of soil and varying percentages (0, 1, 3, and 7%) of shredded …

Additive manufacturing (3D printing) can transform low-income societies with
underdeveloped infrastructure and inadequate manufacturing capabilities. However, uptake …

Purpose This paper aims to provide insights into the environment needed for advancing a
digitally enabled circular plastic economy in Africa. It explores important technical and social …

This study examined the community-led urban transformation project as a transdisciplinary
approach in Senboku New Town (Senboku-NT). The research method employed a …

Component testing indicates that overheating in tropical buildings could be reduced using
walls built from upcycled sand-filled plastic bottles, which also reduces building costs and …

In line with efforts to create a circular economy of plastics, recent EU legislation is
strengthening plastic bottle recycling by ambitious separate collection targets and …