Adaptive reuse and sharing spaces: A life cycle perspective of embodied carbon and innovative sustainable construction
(2022) ATUT 2022 Making (A)mends Symposium- Abstract (Swedish)
- The real estate and construction sector is a major contributor to climate change, which presents opportunities for significant impact from the implementation of sustainable measures. Circular economy is a sustainability concept which has increased in popularity both in academia and in industry in the last decade. To date the focus in the field of circular economy in the built environment has been on long loops, such as recycling and new construction, and the social sustainability perspective is mostly lacking. Short loops involve reducing demand, of which access-over-ownership models, such as sharing spaces, is one approach. Medium loops involve the restoration, repair and adaptive reuse of existing buildings, which is considered... (More)
- The real estate and construction sector is a major contributor to climate change, which presents opportunities for significant impact from the implementation of sustainable measures. Circular economy is a sustainability concept which has increased in popularity both in academia and in industry in the last decade. To date the focus in the field of circular economy in the built environment has been on long loops, such as recycling and new construction, and the social sustainability perspective is mostly lacking. Short loops involve reducing demand, of which access-over-ownership models, such as sharing spaces, is one approach. Medium loops involve the restoration, repair and adaptive reuse of existing buildings, which is considered preferable to new construction due to the embodied carbon and the pertaining environmental impact. The aim of the study is to focus on short and medium loops within the circular economy by investigating how adaptive reuse can be optimized in terms of cost, environmental, and social impact. The study employs a case study method, simulating the cost, environmental, and social impact through lifecycle analysis, for different adaptability cycles for an adaptive reuse case. The case has been selected due to the focus on different sharing solutions and reusing materials. In order to capture the potential for access-over-ownership models to decrease environmental impacts they will be presented both as CO2e/sqm and CO2e/person. The findings are useful to building owners, developers and governing bodies interested in steering CE initiatives in the built environment towards those which have the highest environmental impact. (Less)
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- Lundgren, Rebecka LU
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- 2022
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- Contribution to conference
- publication status
- published
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- conference name
- ATUT 2022 Making (A)mends Symposium
- conference location
- Tampere, Finland
- conference dates
- 2022-10-20 - 2022-10-21
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- English
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- yes
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abstract = {{The real estate and construction sector is a major contributor to climate change, which presents opportunities for significant impact from the implementation of sustainable measures. Circular economy is a sustainability concept which has increased in popularity both in academia and in industry in the last decade. To date the focus in the field of circular economy in the built environment has been on long loops, such as recycling and new construction, and the social sustainability perspective is mostly lacking. Short loops involve reducing demand, of which access-over-ownership models, such as sharing spaces, is one approach. Medium loops involve the restoration, repair and adaptive reuse of existing buildings, which is considered preferable to new construction due to the embodied carbon and the pertaining environmental impact. The aim of the study is to focus on short and medium loops within the circular economy by investigating how adaptive reuse can be optimized in terms of cost, environmental, and social impact. The study employs a case study method, simulating the cost, environmental, and social impact through lifecycle analysis, for different adaptability cycles for an adaptive reuse case. The case has been selected due to the focus on different sharing solutions and reusing materials. In order to capture the potential for access-over-ownership models to decrease environmental impacts they will be presented both as CO2e/sqm and CO2e/person. The findings are useful to building owners, developers and governing bodies interested in steering CE initiatives in the built environment towards those which have the highest environmental impact.}},
author = {{Lundgren, Rebecka}},
language = {{eng}},
title = {{Adaptive reuse and sharing spaces: A life cycle perspective of embodied carbon and innovative sustainable construction}},
year = {{2022}},
}