Circularity in Construction Using Waste-Derived Materials: Present Challenges and the Way Forward for a Sustainable Future
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2026 | Viewed by 54
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental geotechnics; landfill cover systems; contaminant transport; circularity; resource recovery and waste management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The need for rapid urbanization has greatly increased the demand for building materials, hampering environmental sustainability. On the other hand, millions of tons of construction and demolition waste (C&DW) are being generated worldwide, which can be utilized in new developments. However, due to a lack of understanding of their characteristics and appropriate policy implementation, they are stockpiled or landfilled, incurring expenses and posing a risk to the environment. The Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC makes C&DW a priority waste stream owing to its massive volume generated in the EU. Additionally, alternative sources of aggregates are being explored to be utilized in the construction sector. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to foster knowledge sharing from best practices across the globe on waste-derived material in construction sectors through the lens of the circular economy, highlighting material reuse and recycling, thus reducing the embodied carbon in the processes from extraction to end of life.
This Special Issue focuses on the following:
- Innovative utilization of waste material in construction.
- Life cycle assessment and embodied carbon.
- Climate-resilient waste-derived building materials.
- Environmental toxicity and leaching of waste-derived materials.
- Digital technology in low-carbon construction.
- AI and ML in C&DW management.
Dr. Arif Mohammad
Dr. Venkata Siva Naga Sai Goli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- construction and demolition waste
- material utilisation and innovation
- life cycle assessment
- circular economy
- digital technology
- alternative material in construction
- embodied carbon
- leaching of waste-derived materials
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