Challenges and opportunities for reuse of products and materials with fire safety requirements – A Swedish perspective
(2023) In Fire Safety Journal 140.- Abstract
The construction sector is of great importance to the Swedish economy, but its impact on the climate is significant and the sector accounts for about 40% of Sweden's total energy consumption. The sector also generates a significant share of the total material flows and waste quantities in the society. Thus, due to the large impact of the construction sector, there are great opportunities to contribute positively by reducing the climate impact through change and modernization. There are many activities focused on reducing construction waste in various ways and the issue of material and product reuse has received increasing attention in recent years. However, very little work has focused on products associated with fire safety... (More)
The construction sector is of great importance to the Swedish economy, but its impact on the climate is significant and the sector accounts for about 40% of Sweden's total energy consumption. The sector also generates a significant share of the total material flows and waste quantities in the society. Thus, due to the large impact of the construction sector, there are great opportunities to contribute positively by reducing the climate impact through change and modernization. There are many activities focused on reducing construction waste in various ways and the issue of material and product reuse has received increasing attention in recent years. However, very little work has focused on products associated with fire safety requirements. This paper provides an overview of research on the reuse of materials and products with a focus on products with fire safety requirements. In addition, it provides a review of the Swedish building legislation and its impact on the possibility of reusing materials and products with fire safety requirements. Finally, possible paths are explored for introducing more large-scale reuse of such materials and products.
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- author
- McNamee, Margaret LU ; Göras, Therése ; Mossberg, Axel LU ; Wetterqvist, Cecilia ; Lundh, Karolina ; Blomqvist, Per LU and Blomqvist, Susanne
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Circular economy, Fire safety requirements, Material flow, Reuse, Sustainable fire safety
- in
- Fire Safety Journal
- volume
- 140
- article number
- 103857
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85165132487
- ISSN
- 0379-7112
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103857
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 09633990-853b-432b-839f-6023e2388fbf
- date added to LUP
- 2023-08-28 15:48:40
- date last changed
- 2023-11-08 10:17:11
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abstract = {{<p>The construction sector is of great importance to the Swedish economy, but its impact on the climate is significant and the sector accounts for about 40% of Sweden's total energy consumption. The sector also generates a significant share of the total material flows and waste quantities in the society. Thus, due to the large impact of the construction sector, there are great opportunities to contribute positively by reducing the climate impact through change and modernization. There are many activities focused on reducing construction waste in various ways and the issue of material and product reuse has received increasing attention in recent years. However, very little work has focused on products associated with fire safety requirements. This paper provides an overview of research on the reuse of materials and products with a focus on products with fire safety requirements. In addition, it provides a review of the Swedish building legislation and its impact on the possibility of reusing materials and products with fire safety requirements. Finally, possible paths are explored for introducing more large-scale reuse of such materials and products.</p>}},
author = {{McNamee, Margaret and Göras, Therése and Mossberg, Axel and Wetterqvist, Cecilia and Lundh, Karolina and Blomqvist, Per and Blomqvist, Susanne}},
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keywords = {{Circular economy; Fire safety requirements; Material flow; Reuse; Sustainable fire safety}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Elsevier}},
series = {{Fire Safety Journal}},
title = {{Challenges and opportunities for reuse of products and materials with fire safety requirements – A Swedish perspective}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103857}},
doi = {{10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103857}},
volume = {{140}},
year = {{2023}},
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