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"Waste-to-Profit" (W-t-P) - Circular Economy in the Construction Industry for a Sustainable Future -- Volume 2 (Hardcover)
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"Waste-to-Profit" (W-t-P) - Circular Economy in the Construction Industry for a Sustainable Future -- Volume 2 (Hardcover)
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The concept of a circular economy in the construction sector
captures global material flow through product design, inverse
logistics, innovation and collaborations. The circulation of the
economy takes into consideration global population influence, which
affects the economy through a variety of construction product flows
in particular. The increase in consumers means increasing product
and services which participate in different waste streams. The
emerging sustainable development in the construction industry
requires the recycling of waste materials to reduce the negative
environmental impact of construction activities. Accumulation and
management of construction wastes is also becoming a major
environmental and economical concern in many developing countries.
Huge volumes of waste generated end up piled on landfill sites or
illegally dumped, posing serious health and ecological problems. In
the construction industry, recycling of waste concrete, masonry,
cement, gypsum, to mention but a few, has become an important
aspect due to the continued increase of construction wastes and
depletion of natural aggregates. Why not establish a business
system that is specifically designed to do much more value addition
to the construction wastes and develop products which are not only
in demand locally but internationally, to encourage exports for
maximum financial gain. This book aims to analyze the current
business model in the construction sector and the current
legislation concerning waste management. It also highlights efforts
required in order to refine the recycling methods in favor of a
circular economy in the constuction industry. In support of a
transition to a low carbon economy, different types of materials
which can be produced from the construction wastes are indicated
including processes which are used to obtain the final products.
The market demand including penetration of the resulting products
are given extensively. Policies and regulations to govern these
undertakings are highlighted also. The municipalities will learn to
redirect the local construction industries on how to avoid dumping
at landfill sites as the space has currently become an issue.
Researchers globally will learn how to go up through the Technology
Readiness Levels (TRL) from basic research through prototype
development and finally up to commercialization in projects related
to the construction.
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