Building Better - Less - Different: Circular Construction and Circular Economy : : Fundamentals, Case Studies, Strategies /

Building Better - Less - Different: Circular Construction and Circular Economy : : Fundamentals, Case Studies, Strategies / / Dirk E. Hebel, Felix Heisel.

Sustainability is to become the guiding principle of social action and economic activity. At the same time, its ways and means are far from clear. As a holistic praxis, sustainability must combine technical and material as well as social, economic, ecological and also ethical strategies, which have...

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VerfasserIn:
Heisel, Felix,
Hebel, Dirk E.,
MitwirkendeR:
Webster, Ken,
Place / Publishing House:Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (160 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Sustainability – The Importance of a Holistic Approach
  • Principles of Circular Construction
  • Principles of a Circular Economy
  • Better
  • Better – Efficiency in the Construction Industry
  • The Case for Deconstruction
  • Building Capacity and Knowledge in the Local Economy
  • New Buildings from Old
  • Deconstruction of Place, Acceleration of Waste
  • Better – Moving towards Eco-efficiency
  • Reuse Infrastructure
  • Deconstruction Policy in Portland, Oregon
  • Less
  • Less – Sufficiency as Innovation
  • Strength Through Geometry and Material Effectiveness
  • Less – Moving towards Eco-effectiveness
  • The Economy of Urban Mining
  • Carbon Fees and Dividends, and a Circular Construction Industry
  • Towards a More Responsible Society with the Polluter Pays Principle
  • Different
  • Different – Consistency as a Principle
  • Ecology Must Have Priority!
  • The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design
  • Triodos Bank
  • Concular
  • Materials Passports
  • The Urban Village Project
  • Different – Moving towards Disruptive Innovation
  • Cooling as a Service (CAAS)
  • A Circular Approach in Flooring
  • Be Careful What You Wish For
  • Better + Less + Different
  • The Urban Mining and Recycling (UMAR) Unit
  • Appendix
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • ABOUT THE AUTHORS
  • ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
  • INDEX OF PERSONS
  • INDEX OF FIRMS, INSTITUTIONS AND INITIATIVES
  • INDEX OF PROJECTS, PRODUCTS AND PUBLICATIONS
  • COLOPHON

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