Supporting the Circular Economy in Canadian Residential Construction Design For Deconstruction.

The conventional linear method of building houses, in which resources are extracted, materials fabricated, houses built, then demolished and disposed of, is not sustainable. A circular economy aims to optimize the flow of materials, water usage, and energy usage in a closed-loop of a circular system. Shifting from the current linear economic model to a circular one could decrease residential construction’s negative effects on the environment. Buildings need to be designed with the ease of deconstruction in mind to make the circular loop more practical and therefore adopted by the industry. This research aims to identify opportunities and challenges of design to deconstruct processes to support the circular economy within the residential construction industry in Canada.

Author dc:creator

• Buziak, Bogdan

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Martin, Gary

• School of environment and sustainability

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Identifier URI

https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-19482

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:null:10613/27837