As one quarter of global energy use serves the production of materials, the more efficient
use of these materials presents a significant opportunity for the mitigation of greenhouse gas …

Built environment stocks (buildings and infrastructures) play multiple roles in our socio-
economic metabolism: they serve as the backbone of modern societies and human well …

The concept of a circular economy (CE) is gaining increasing attention from policy makers,
industry, and academia. There is a rapidly evolving debate on definitions, limitations, the …

Human-made material stocks accumulating in buildings, infrastructure, and machinery play
a crucial but underappreciated role in sha** the use of material and energy resources …

It is increasingly recognized that the growing metabolism of society is approaching
limitations both with respect to sources for resource inputs and sinks for waste and emission …

The need has arisen to implement a circular economic model that enables economic growth
and prosperity in accordance with environmental protection and sustainable development …

Thirty-one scientific publications on the joint study of construction materials flows and stock
with a focus on non-metallic minerals are reviewed. These studies serve different purposes …

Quantifying construction and demolition (C&D) waste generation is regarded as a
prerequisite for the implementation of successful waste management. In literature, various …

Assessing progress towards environmental sustainability requires a robust and systematic
knowledge base. Economy-wide material flow accounting (ew-MFA) is an established …

In order to fully comprehend the socioeconomic metabolic (SEM) dynamics and material
balance of nations, long‐term accounting of economy‐wide material stock is necessary in …