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Unlocking the Potential of Material and Building Passports in the Transition to a Circular Economy in Buildings: A Critical Review
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The transition towards a Circular Economy (CE) stands as a pivotal strategy in reshaping our prevailing consumption patterns towards more sustainable resource management. Within this context, the European Union places a strong emphasis on elevating recycling and renovation rates while reducing dependence on primary resources, with a particular focus on the construction industry. Material and Building Passports have emerged as potential tools to facilitate this transition. They play a multifaceted role in CE, serving to raise awareness of the building’s performance, functioning as digital repositories of extensive data, and acting as consulting instruments for stakeholders involved in renovation actions, energy management, and building operation. However, a universally accepted definition of these tools remains elusive, and diverse interpretations persist. To contribute to a deeper understanding of these tools, this study embarks on a comprehensive review, tracing their evolutionary journey and delving into the potentialities and synergies they offer in fostering circularity throughout the life cycle of buildings. It also examines the barriers hindering their full-scale development and adoption, including the lack of standardization and legislative measures, financial constraints, issues of stakeholder involvement and responsibility, as well as challenges associated with data accessibility.
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- Authors
- Gómez-Gil, M., Askar, R., Karanafti, A., Trubina, N., Blázquez, T., Güngör, B., Bragança, L., & Leindecker, G.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Zaragoza (ES)
- University of Minho (PT)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ)
- University of Córdoba (ES)
- İzmir Demokrasi Üniversitesi (TR)
- University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria (AT)
- Corresponding author
- Leindecker, Gerald
- ORCID
- Venue
- Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
- Publisher
- Springer Nature Switzerland
- Published
- 2024
- Pages
- 404-413
- ISSN
- 2366-2557 (ISSN-L)
- 2366-2565
- OpenAlex
- W4396773117
- Cited by
- 10
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 1
- FWCI
- 10.46
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Lecture notes in civil engineering (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Deposito de Investigacion Universidad de Sevilla (University of Seville) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › BIM and Construction Integration
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Keywords
- material passports, circular economy, building renovation, construction and demolition waste, building life cycle, standardization, stakeholder engagement, data accessibility, energy management, building operation
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