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For circular economy (CE) to succeed, focus must be given to the service life phase and the reuse/recycle phase of building projects.  This involves more stakeholders both in the early decision-making phases of projects as well as in the design phase and impacts the project value chain.  Life cycle sustainability asses ...

The circular economy offers business leaders and government a clear opportunity for long-term growth that is less dependent on cheap materials and energy and can restore and regenerate natural capital.  This report provides an actionable toolkit for policymakers for embarking on a circular economy transformation that d ...

Circular business models (CBMs) create additional value by taking a systemic view across the whole life cycle of assets, using new technologies, and applying advanced design approaches.  This added value demonstrates the feasibility of the business case for adopting CBMs, the social, economic and environmental benefits ...

The lack of a commonly accepted and sufficiently inclusive definition and circularity measurement methodology hampers the transition to a more circular economy in numerous ways.  To counter this, this circular economy categorization system was proposed comprising 14 circular categories organized in four high-level grou ...

Stakeholder collaboration in neighborhood projects facilitates networking and knowledge transfer.  Construction companies participate in the task definition, research institutions contribute to feasibility testing, civil society organizations (CSOs) reinforce environmental approaches, and international partners increas ...