Decarbonization and circular economy in the sustainable development and renovation of buildings and neighbourhoods

In recent years, the building sector has been turning towards intervening in the existing city building stock. In fact, it is generally accepted that the refurbishment of buildings and the urban regeneration based on sustainability must form the axis of reformulation of the building sector. Nowadays...

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Autores: Mercader-Moyano, Pilar, Esquivias Fernández, Paula Matilde
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2020
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositório:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/102711
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/102711
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12197914
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Circular economy
Decarbonization of construction sector
Refurbishment of buildings
Neighbourhood regeneration
Eco-efficient construction solutions
Construction and waste management
Indoor environmental quality
Resource efficiency
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Resumo:In recent years, the building sector has been turning towards intervening in the existing city building stock. In fact, it is generally accepted that the refurbishment of buildings and the urban regeneration based on sustainability must form the axis of reformulation of the building sector. Nowadays, achieving sustainable urban development inevitably involves improving existing buildings, thereby preventing the need for city growth, and for the emptying of established neighbourhoods. Furthermore, considering the whole life cycle, it is well known the great amount of greenhouse emissions derived from the construction sector, so in order to reach a decarbonized society it is important to provide eco-efficient construction materials and solutions, adding the principles of circular economy and resource efficiency. The articles of this special issue show different aspects to be considered in order to reach a decarbonized and circular building stock.