Exploring environmental and economic costs and benefits of a circular economy approach to the construction and demolition sector. A literature review

P Ghisellini, M Ripa, S Ulgiati - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Circular economy (CE) as a new model of economic development promotes the maximum
reuse/recycling of materials, goods and components in order to decrease waste generation …

Transformation towards a circular economy in the Australian construction and demolition waste management system

S Shooshtarian, T Maqsood, S Caldera… - Sustainable Production …, 2022 - Elsevier
Australia's increasing rate of construction and demolition (C&D) waste generation indicates
low resource efficiency in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. This …

Science map** approach to assisting the review of construction and demolition waste management research published between 2009 and 2018

R **, H Yuan, Q Chen - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2019 - Elsevier
Sustainable treatments of construction and demolition (C&D) wastes have become an
increasingly urgent social, environmental, and economic issue worldwide. Based on a filter …

Design of a sustainable building: A conceptual framework for implementing sustainability in the building sector

PO Akadiri, EA Chinyio, PO Olomolaiye - Buildings, 2012 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a conceptual framework aimed at implementing sustainability principles
in the building industry. The proposed framework based on the sustainable triple bottom line …

An empirical study of perceptions towards construction and demolition waste recycling and reuse in China

R **, B Li, T Zhou, D Wanatowski… - Resources, Conservation …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study was designed to investigate the recent movement and current stage of China's
construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling and reuse. Specifically, the research …

Utilising CO2 technologies for recycled aggregate concrete: A critical review

VWY Tam, A Butera, KN Le, W Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Employment of recycled aggregate within concrete provides great potential for the reduction
of landfilling. Unfortunately, recycled aggregate exhibits a high porosity and water …

Mixture optimization of mechanical, economical, and environmental objectives for sustainable recycled aggregate concrete based on machine learning and …

K Liu, J Zheng, S Dong, W **e, X Zhang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) has received rapidly growing attention given its
contribution to sustainability in the construction industry. Except for material properties, eco …

Autogenous shrinkage and drying shrinkage of recycled aggregate concrete: A review

Y Mao, J Liu, C Shi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper comprehensively reviews the factors influencing the autogenous shrinkage and
drying shrinkage of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC). Compared with natural aggregate …

Influence of different treatment methods on the mechanical behavior of recycled aggregate concrete: A comparative study

SMS Kazmi, MJ Munir, YF Wu, I Patnaikuni… - Cement and concrete …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recycling of construction and demolition waste in the concrete is considered a sustainable
way However, recycled aggregates (RA) with inferior properties are produced after recycling …

The drivers for contractors' green innovation: an industry perspective

GY Qi, LY Shen, SX Zeng, OJ Jorge - Journal of cleaner production, 2010 - Elsevier
In the construction industry, contractors have been facing the challenge to meet the
emerging needs related to the reduction of environmental impacts during the construction …