Sustainable Housing in a Circular Economy

ISBN-13: 9781032368221 / Twarda / 2024 / 448 str.

Canada) Friedman Avi (McGill University

Opis

This book relates circular economy principles to housing design and construction and highlights how those principles can result in both monetary savings, positive environmental impact, and socio-ecological change.

Spis treści

PART I: HOUSING AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY  1. Contemporary Housing Challenges and Sustainability  2. Circular Economy – Definition and Historical Overview  3. Circular Business Models and UN SGDs as Design Drivers in Residential Developments  PART II: APPLICATIONS OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRINCIPLES TO HOUSING  4. Housing Passports  5. Cost Reduction Strategies and Material Re-use  6. Design for Flexibility and Choice with Space as a Resource  PART III: DESIGNING LOW CARBON CIRCULAR HOUSING  7. Low Carbon Footprints and Material Efficiency  8. Construction Practices for Circular Economy and Digitalization  9. Clean Operational Energy  PART IV: FOSTERING CIRCULARITY, IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND TOOLS  10. Towards Circular Housing Knowledge – Virtualizing the Housing Life Cycle  11. Stakeholder Engagement and Building Capacities  12. Pathways Forward          

O autorze

Naomi Keena is an Assistant Professor at McGill University’s Peter Guo- hua Fu School of Architecture. Keena’s research aims to rethink our built environment as an untapped material resource in a continuous cycle of reuse.

 

Avi Friedman is a Full Professor at McGill’s Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture where he directs the Affordable Homes Research Group. Friedman researches and develops innovative housing prototypes and is known for the Grow and Next Homes designs.