How Digitalization will Unlock Circular Construction
The built environment is an ideal sector to exploit circular economy due to its important and substantial resource intensity. However, the circularity culture has historically been limited due to its unique characteristics and the complex nature of circular economy. A circular economy is theoretically defined as an economic system which is based on strategies that change the ‘end-of-life’ concept with reducing, alternatively reusing, recycling and recovering materials in production/distribution and consumption processes. The aim of circular economy is to accomplish sustainable development, via the realization of environmental quality, economic prosperity, and social equity to the benefit of current and future generations.
To overcome the circularity challenges, digitalization and breakthrough technology implementation are crucial.
