Circularity Outlines in the Construction and Demolition Waste Management: A Literature Review

This study provides a comprehensive view of the research field of construction and demolition waste (CDW) management in the circular economy based on a literature review. The increased intensity of interest is due to the need to create frameworks, mechanisms, and tools for the process of mind-shifti...

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Published in:Recycling (Basel) 2023-10, Vol.8 (5), p.69
Main Authors: Gherman, Izabella-Eva, Lakatos, Elena-Simina, Clinci, Sorin Dan, Lungu, Florin, Constandoiu, Vladut Vasile, Cioca, Lucian Ionel, Rada, Elena Cristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Circular economy
Circularity
Climate change
construction and demolition waste
Construction industry
Construction industry wastes
Consumption
Content analysis
Demolition
Economic growth
Environmental aspects
Life cycles
Literature reviews
Natural resources
recycled materials
Recycling
Refuse and refuse disposal
Renovation & restoration
Software
sustainability
Sustainable development
Waste disposal
Waste management
Waste treatment
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Summary:This study provides a comprehensive view of the research field of construction and demolition waste (CDW) management in the circular economy based on a literature review. The increased intensity of interest is due to the need to create frameworks, mechanisms, and tools for the process of mind-shifting towards circularity. Research topics, researched life cycle stages, strategies for CDW management, sustainability assessment, building stock quantification, assessment tools and forecast methods, materials with CDW content, waste treatment solutions, and the barriers and drivers for efficient waste management in the construction industry are identified as the main concerns in the analyzed research field. The results show that a major concern in the academic field directs research to the path of innovative strategy elaboration, identifying the enablers and barriers in CDW management, computational tool creation for design and assessment, building stock modeling, and circular building material development. The environmental approach prevails, leaving economic and social assessments in CDW management uncovered. Although stakeholders’ involvement is stressed in most cases, strategies for awareness-raising and education for a sustainable circular activity in the field are lacking. The circularity of CDW management being a multifaceted and multi-disciplinary complex challenge, it is approached on different levels. This study introduces the novelty of structuring the trends of existing knowledge in a holistic view, identifying the research directions, dimensions, specific aspects, and instruments.
ISSN:2313-4321
2313-4321
DOI:10.3390/recycling8050069