Introduction to advances in construction and demolition waste

Sustainable Buildings in Sustainable Cities: A Reciprocal Relation

“…This does not exonerate building construction from accusations of inefficiency and waste, which are well documented [5], but illustrates that their contributions to the city can be both direct and indirect, as well as periodic or continuous. Building construction, maintenance and renovation are costly periodic events but the operation of buildings results in continuous costs, which arguably depend more on the activities that take place in buildings.…”

Performance of concrete containing recycled masks used for personal protection during coronavirus pandemic

“…Therefore, the use of recycling wastes becomes one of the crucial activities in the sustainable development towards the circular economy. The European Commission stated the several milestones [1] , [2] , which must be reached by the member-states before 2030: e.g., recycling 65% of municipal wastes, 75% of packing wastes, etc. The production of plastic in 2019 was estimated at around 370 million tons [3] .…”

Desenvolvimentos na automação da extração de quantidades – Projeto Metabuilding

“…No fim do dia, mesmo estes métodos BIM resultam em atualizações pouco frequentes do orçamento e numa comunicação opaca e que não fomenta a confiança entre parceiros tanto quanto seria possível. Por outro lado, há usos BIM como as avaliações de impacto ambiental, em particular o cálculo de carbono incorporado ou, de forma mais completa e complexa, análises de ciclo de vida (LCA) [3] ou a quantificação de resíduos de construção [4] que dependem das extrações de quantidade e que podem passar a ser feitas com maior frequência e exatidão ao longo do ciclo de vida.…”