Barriers and opportunities to reuse of building materials in the Norwegian construction sector

Nordby, Anne Sigrid

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012061

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“…According to Nordby A S [7], the barriers to making reuse of construction products and technical equipment in Norway are legislative, technical and market barriers with an undeveloped market as a consequence of a lack of economic driving forces, lack of used product information, unsuitable legislation for sale, and use of used materials.…”

Section: Experiences From the Norwegian Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mapping of construction materials reuse practices within large Norwegian municipalities

Kummen

Bohne

Lohne

2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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An increase in the reuse of building materials is identified as crucial to fulfil the UN Sustainable Development Goals within the built environment. The ambition of this paper is to examine systems for reuse in five of Norway’s largest municipalities, to understand the barriers and drivers for their well-functioning. Through a literature review, Norwegian praxis is then compared to best practices internationally. The methodological approach was based on a two-stage process. First, a preliminary round of informal interviews (N=28), and site visits to the sites were scrutinized. This first round gave the basis for the research design of the consecutive stage. Here, a scoping literature review was carried out to map the existing literature within the field. In the second stage, in-depth interviews of key actors (N=8) were carried out, along with renewed site visits. Document studies were carried out in the second round (contracts, site descriptions, and project descriptions). Norwegian praxis within the field of reuse lags behind best practices internationally. This is particularly true when compared to other northern-European countries. The main barriers to effective reuse within Norwegian municipalities are time, costs, lack of logistics, and requirements relating to materials, construction products and building design. Of particular importance is the lack of a system for reusing when existing buildings are terminated. If reuse is to gain adherence, there is a need for an improved understanding of how to systemise the logistics of reuse. It is therefore needed to increase theoretical knowledge and initiate change among practitioners.

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Section: Experiences From the Norwegian Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several studies were conducted to cover challenges when it comes to reusing in the building sector [6] [7]. Within different material and product types there are knowledge gaps on how to dismantle for further use, how to store the products, what potential they have, how to use them in other projects, and what qualities they have.…”

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Mapping of construction materials reuse practices within large Norwegian municipalities

Kummen

Bohne

Lohne

2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…This will address the low market value and ignorance of benefits and gains from reclaimed or recycled materials. Again, the creation of online platforms and marketplaces for reclaimed materials and deconstruction projects will allow for easier market penetration of reclaimed or recycled materials (Nordy, 2019). Providing a readily available platform could bridge the gap between demand and supply, while overcoming the extra costs of reclaiming materials (Gue et al.…”

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Barriers impeding circular economy (CE) uptake in the construction industry

Osei-Tutu¹,

Ayarkwa

Osei‐Asibey

et al. 2022

SASBE

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PurposeThis study aimed to identify barriers impeding circular economy (CE) uptake in the construction industry in literature, categorize them for the development of a framework and to seek the interrelationships among the categorized barriers. This allowed for identifying integrated solutions to holistically address the barriers. The study also sought to identify the “hot” themes, the knowledge gaps and future research directions on barriers impeding CE.Design/methodology/approachForty-eight relevant articles were desk reviewed from different construction peer-reviewed journals and published conference papers. A scientometric analysis allowed for co-occurrence of keywords relating to CE. A content analysis enabled the identification of 79 barriers impeding the uptake of CE in the construction industry which were further categorized into six distinct categories for the development of a framework showing the interrelationships among the categorized barriers.FindingsThe identified barriers include construction sector inertia, lack of design standards, lack of knowledge, awareness and understanding, design cost, and perception of second-hand materials as substandard among others. The study categorized the identified barriers for better understanding into six different groups: cultural barriers, social barriers, environmental barriers, economic barriers, technical barriers and technological barriers. Strategies to address the barriers were also proposed. The interrelationships among the various barriers were also shown in a proposed framework to educate professionals on the interconnectivity of the barriers.Practical implicationsCategorization of the various barriers impeding CE uptake contributes to the body of knowledge. Also, the interrelationships among the various categorized barriers in the framework will enable construction professionals make informed decisions regarding the successful integration of CE in the industry, better appreciate the barriers that impede CE uptake and apply strategies to holistically address the barriers. This will expand current knowledge outside the narrow scope of isolated barriers.Social implicationsTo the global construction industry, the review presents a list of barriers and their interrelationships that could provide implementation strategies for the uptake of CE in the industry.Originality/valueThe geographical scope of this study is not limited, and therefore encourages wide applicability of the findings to the global construction industry.

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“…The importance of the reliability of materials and components was raised in conversations with offshore wind experts, and this is also a known challenge in other energy sectors, such as oil and gas. Recertification has been proposed in circular economy as a possible enabler for various strategies (e.g., [27,232,233]), giving quality assurances about the processes followed, and the quality of reused, repurposed, refurbished and/or remanufactured components (Sections 4.4 and 4.7) and recovered materials (Sections 4.13 and 4.16). Although recertification is neither without challenges nor a silver bullet to all barriers (e.g., [234][235][236]), it can pre-empt barriers to the uptake of circular economy strategies in offshore wind.…”

Section: Recertificationmentioning

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A Framework and Baseline for the Integration of a Sustainable Circular Economy in Offshore Wind

Velenturf

2021

Energies

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Circular economy and renewable energy infrastructure such as offshore wind farms are often assumed to be developed in synergy as part of sustainable transitions. Offshore wind is among the preferred technologies for low-carbon energy. Deployment is forecast to accelerate over ten times faster than onshore wind between 2021 and 2025, while the first generation of offshore wind turbines is about to be decommissioned. However, the growing scale of offshore wind brings new sustainability challenges. Many of the challenges are circular economy-related, such as increasing resource exploitation and competition and underdeveloped end-of-use solutions for decommissioned components and materials. However, circular economy is not yet commonly and systematically applied to offshore wind. Circular economy is a whole system approach aiming to make better use of products, components and materials throughout their consecutive lifecycles. The purpose of this study is to enable the integration of a sustainable circular economy into the design, development, operation and end-of-use management of offshore wind infrastructure. This will require a holistic overview of potential circular economy strategies that apply to offshore wind, because focus on no, or a subset of, circular solutions would open the sector to the risk of unintended consequences, such as replacing carbon impacts with water pollution, and short-term private cost savings with long-term bills for taxpayers. This study starts with a systematic review of circular economy and wind literature as a basis for the coproduction of a framework to embed a sustainable circular economy throughout the lifecycle of offshore wind energy infrastructure, resulting in eighteen strategies: design for circular economy, data and information, recertification, dematerialisation, waste prevention, modularisation, maintenance and repair, reuse and repurpose, refurbish and remanufacturing, lifetime extension, repowering, decommissioning, site recovery, disassembly, recycling, energy recovery, landfill and re-mining. An initial baseline review for each strategy is included. The application and transferability of the framework to other energy sectors, such as oil and gas and onshore wind, are discussed. This article concludes with an agenda for research and innovation and actions to take by industry and government.

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Barriers and opportunities to reuse of building materials in the Norwegian construction sector

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Mapping of construction materials reuse practices within large Norwegian municipalities

Mapping of construction materials reuse practices within large Norwegian municipalities

Barriers impeding circular economy (CE) uptake in the construction industry

A Framework and Baseline for the Integration of a Sustainable Circular Economy in Offshore Wind

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