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Business and Governance Strategies for Circular Economy Valorization of Construction Timber: A Systematic Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The valorization of construction and demolition timber is essential to advancing circular economy objectives but remains constrained by fragmented organizational, network, and institutional practices. For firms in the construction sector, this represents a critical strategic adaptation challenge.
Reeko Watanabe, Martin Skitmore, Patrick S. W. Fong, Tingting Liu, Hong Guan, Benoit P. Gilbert, William Leggate   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

When concrete was considered sustainable: ecological crisis, technological transition and the prefabricated concrete rural houses in Jiangsu Province from 1961 to the 1980s

Built Heritage
This paper explores the creation, development, and dissemination of prefabricated concrete rural houses in Jiangsu Province in East China from 1961 to the 1980s, an example of the technological transition provoked by the depletion of forest and timber in
Yichuan Chen
doaj   +1 more source

Structural and pathological monitoring methodology for homes affected by landslides

Tecnura, 2017
Context: In the last sixty years urbanization processes have increased considerably. In many of them, the number of inhabitants of the so-called "slums" amounts to more than 50% of the population.
César Augusto García Ubaque, Sergio Giovanny Valbuena Porras, Martha Alejandra Granados Soler   +2 more
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Circular Innovations in Complex Systems: A Blueprint of Four Design Archetypes

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular innovations (CI), defined as the redesign of products, services or practices to minimise waste, reduce resource use and regenerate natural systems, are essential for advancing the circular economy. Despite growing recognition, their deployment in systems of linked parts with unpredictable interactions (complex systems) remains limited
Sophie Führer, Lucas Miehé, Catharina Bening   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How pandemic has changed the perspective of our homes, what architects need to know: The case of sustainable hybrid houses

Ain Shams Engineering Journal
In 2019, a pandemic changed aspects of people's daily lives. The importance of this article is the welfare of residents in emergency situations such as epidemics.
Negin Momen-Kashani, Mohammad Ghomeishi
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental Loading of Staircase Made from Cement Fiber Boards with Cellulose Fibers Using Full-Scale Model

Buildings, 2023
The study presents a possible innovative use of cement fiber boards (CFBs) reinforced with cellulose fibers for construction of an interior prefabricated staircase.
Ondřej Nespěšný, David Bečkovský, Jan Vystrčil, Vojtěch Vaněk, Miloslav Novotný, Jan Pěnčík   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hyperledger Fabric for the (digitalized) lifecycle of construction products: Applied review on fastening technology

Civil Engineering Design, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 9-22, March 2025.
Abstract Blockchain technology is a digital decentralized data ledger recording transactions in an encrypted format. Its implementation can potentially hold significant advantages for the built environment, particularly in manufacturing and building product usage aligned with Building Information Modeling (BIM). This paradigm shift toward decentralized
Aileen Pfeil, Dimosthenis Kifokeris, Panagiotis Spyridis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Finalisation of the European Approach to Assess the Fire Performance of Facades—Brief Information on the Outcome of the Project

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research was conducted within the framework of project SI2.825082, funded by the European Commission—DG GROW. The project's objective was to finalise a European approach for assessing the fire performance of façades under medium and large fire exposure conditions.
Péter Tóth, Anja Hofmann‐Böllinghaus, Fabien Dumont, Johan Anderson, Johan Sjöström, Mikael Bergius, Roman Chiva, Octavian Lalu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

ACCELERATING LOW-COST HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN INDONESIA: LESSON LEARNED FROM KAMPONG NAGA

Dimensi: Journal of Architecture and Built Environment, 2017
Construction methods used in housing development in Indonesia cannot follow the raise in housing needs. Thus, Indonesia is facing a housing backlog up to millions of houses.
Dewi Larasati Z.R., Anjar Primasetra, Suhendri Suhendri   +2 more
doaj  

Collagen‐membrane‐covered matrix‐associated chondrocyte implantation improves safety over periosteum‐covered MACI for large knee cartilage defects: A real‐world data analysis in the registry study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose This registry study aimed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of collagen membrane‐covered matrix‐associated autologous chondrocyte implantation (cMACI) versus periosteum‐covered MACI (pMACI) for large knee cartilage defects (Outerbridge III–IV, ≥4 cm²) in the femorotibial and/or patellofemoral joints with a minimum 2‐year follow ...
Yuji Uchio, Ryosuke Kuroda, Yasuo Niki, Katsura Sugawara, Yasuyuki Ishibash   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source