The Importance of Circular Economy for the Real Estate Sector

Introduction

Buildings are responsible for 34 percent of global energy demand and 37 percent of energy and process-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. It is estimated that the extraction of construction material is responsible for a quarter of global land use change. Business as usual will result in irreparable damage to our planet.

This special issue will aim to collate articles related to various areas that would help in waste reduction and bring circularity to the construction processes and real estate systems. This would be in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement and 1.5oC global temperature targets. Circular Economy has wider linkages to the SDGs, net zero carbon, Industry 5.0 and other contemporary debates in the industry and academics.

List of topic areas

• Eliminate waste and decarbonize real estate systems
• Product & material loops in buildings
• Regenerative real estate systems & processes
• Circular business models for real estate
• Adaptive and resilient assets
• Circular systems in real estate
• Resource efficiency, renewable energy and waste management
• Innovative CE strategies for real estate
• Retrofitting and repositioning of buildings
• Sharing and service economy
• Flexible spaces and life extension strategies
• CE as a pathway to sustainable and net zero real estate

Submissions Information

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Authors should select (from the drop-down menu) the special issue title at the appropriate step in the submission process, i.e. in response to "Please select the issue you are submitting to". 

Submitted articles must not have been previously published, nor should they be under consideration for publication anywhere else, while under review for this journal.

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Key deadlines

Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 30th November, 2024

Closing date for manuscripts submission: 31st July, 2025  

Email for submissions: [email protected];  [email protected]