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Long description: Unternehmen setzen sich vermehrt und profunder mit dem Thema Nachhaltigkeit auseinander. Das Buch hilft Unternehmen, sich der Kreislaufwirtschaft anzunehmen und neue, langfristig ausgelegte Geschäftsmodelle zu finden und dadurch mittel- bis langfristig eine höhere Produktivität und eine bessere Rentabilität zu erzielen.Das Buch zeigt, warum es für Unternehmen sinnvoll ist, Nachhaltigkeit und Ressourcenschonung schon bei der Produktentwicklung und während des gesamten Produktlebenszyklusses zu berücksichtigen. Ziel ist es, Ressourcen zu schonen und ein Geschäftsmodell zu entwickeln, das sowohl Kunden als auch Unternehmen hilft und für beide (und auch für die Umwelt) von Vorteil ist. Das Konzept des Autors - Design Circular - zielt auf eine regenerative Kreislaufwirtschaft ab und erweitert die drei Säulen der Nachhaltigkeit (sozial, ökologisch und ökonomisch) um die Komponente Technologie.Mit digitalen Extras:Checkliste: Möglichkeiten zur WeiterverwendungProduktlebenszyklus: Fragen zur PrüfungCheckliste: Kreislauffähige Produkte finden Biographical note: Alfred Münger Alfred Münger hat in seinem Berufsleben allzu oft Verschwendung gesehen. Er ist davon überzeugt, dass er mit Design Circular ein Konzept präsentiert, das für die Kreislaufwirtschaft ein nachhaltiges Instrument ist, um Ressourcen in Zukunft schonender zu nutzen. Er ist Inhaber des Beratungsunternehmens Münger & Partner www.muengerpartner.com und Professor FH an der Hochschule für Wirtschaft HES-SO in Freiburg i. Üe.

Nachhaltigkeit --- Produktentwicklung --- Geschäftsmodell --- Zukunft --- Ressource --- Effizienz --- Technologie --- Lebenszyklus --- Produktlebenszyklus --- Ressourcenschonung --- regenerativer Kreislauf --- design circular --- Cradle to Cradle --- Circular Design --- geringere Kosten --- regenerativ

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Many recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, have proven the necessity of a transformation of the current economic system based on a linear schema of: “take”, “make”, “use”, and “dispose”. This radical change should involve all of the actors involved in the economic system: institutions, industries, consumers, and scientific research. Only cooperation among these stakeholders can ensure an effective shift toward a circular model. However, which kinds of actions can be performed to implement an effective circular economy? The present Special Issue collects nine papers that prove the possibility of implementing the circular economy from different points of view. The authors analyze all of the spheres of sustainability (environmental, economic, and social) in a variety of contexts, evaluating the effect of the circular choices. The nine papers include several key product value chains, in agreement with the most recent European Circular Economy Action Plan (e.g., electronics and ICT, batteries, plastics, construction and buildings, and food). The present paper collection proves that the circular economy is not only a simple business model, but rather, it involves the integration of many strategies for the protection of the natural ecosystem and the maintenance of worldwide economic stability. The holistic approach is essential for a successful business model, and innovation has an indispensable role in the transition. In this context, the present Special Issue aims to be a multidisciplinary collection of innovations useful for all of the stakeholders involved in the circular economy.

printed circuit boards --- biotechnologies --- circular economy --- Aspergillus niger --- copper --- zinc --- food waste --- life cycle assessment --- secondary mining resources --- electrodialytic process --- upscale --- tungsten --- arsenic --- hydrogen --- agriculture residue --- environmental sustainability --- bio-based product --- innovation capability and resilience --- business dynamics --- ecoinnovation index --- R&D personnel by sector --- inclusiveness --- stakeholders --- capacity building --- entrepreneurship --- cooperative business models --- collaborative networks --- lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) --- energy storage --- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) --- European Union (EU) legislation --- critical raw materials (CRM) --- organizational sustainability --- knowledge management --- total quality management --- sustainable development --- linear economy --- circular design --- circularity --- vernacular architecture --- Egypt --- competitiveness --- investments and patents governance --- innovation and policy for sustainability --- societal transformation --- n/a

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In recent years, the building sector has been turning towards intervening in the existing city building stock. In fact, it is generally accepted that the refurbishment of buildings and urban regeneration based on sustainability must form the axis of reformulation of the building sector. At present, achieving sustainable urban development inevitably involves improving existing buildings, thereby preventing the need for city growth, and for the emptying of established neighborhoods. Furthermore, considering the whole life cycle, the great amount of greenhouse emissions derived from the construction sector is well known; thus, in order to reach a decarbonized society, it is important to provide eco-efficient construction materials and solutions, adding the principles of the circular economy and resource efficiency. Therefore, the theme of this Special Issue is the “Decarbonization and Circular Economy in the Sustainable Development and Renovation of Buildings and Neighborhoods” in response to the objectives not only raised in the Horizon 2020 but by all the people who seek a more sustainable world. This Special Issue of Sustainability focuses on, but is not limited to: • Obtaining an overview of the environmental problems that arise from construction activity, focusing on refurbishment as an alternative to the current crisis in the construction sector, as well as on actions designed to minimize environmental effects on the environment; • Searching for new alternatives to conventional construction solutions that minimize the environmental impact of the construction activity, improve indoor environmental quality of buildings, build or refurbish, always from a rentable and optimal cost in time, and implement a circular economy and an efficient resource and waste management; • Minimizing the consumption of material resources, energy consumption and CO2 emissions in construction and looking for the proper management of construction and demolition waste and the opportunities for their recycling and reuse; • Sustainable planning and urban development, for an ordered and sustainable growth.

History of engineering & technology --- vegetal waste --- shredded corn cobs --- sunflower stalks --- green concrete --- mineral wool --- cement mortar --- recycling --- circular economy --- construction and demolition waste --- CO2 emissions --- disaggregated model --- dust --- noise and vibration emission --- environmental impact studies --- foundations and structures --- sustainability --- transportation --- social housing --- major renovation --- nZEB renovation --- cultural value --- condominium --- cool roof --- energy efficiency --- energy saving --- dynamic numerical method --- life cycle assessment --- disinvestment --- popular housing --- rehabilitation works --- sustainable construction --- waste management --- selective demolition --- waste quantification --- nearly zero-energy building --- End-of-Life Cost --- hospitality --- hotels --- sustainable assessment --- BREEAM methodology --- green hotel --- carbon footprint --- assessment tool --- dwelling construction --- cost control --- direct evaporative cooling --- new pad materials --- wet fabric --- saturation efficiency --- pressure drop --- citizen participation --- resilience --- urban regeneration --- bioclimatic refurbishment --- sustainable city --- Seville --- guide --- decarbonisation --- construction --- Circular Design --- circular technologies --- reversibility --- durability --- circular potential --- indicators --- service life --- closed material loops --- decarbonization of construction sector --- refurbishment of buildings --- neighbourhood regeneration --- eco-efficient construction solutions --- construction and waste management --- indoor environmental quality --- resource efficiency

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In recent years, the building sector has been turning towards intervening in the existing city building stock. In fact, it is generally accepted that the refurbishment of buildings and urban regeneration based on sustainability must form the axis of reformulation of the building sector. At present, achieving sustainable urban development inevitably involves improving existing buildings, thereby preventing the need for city growth, and for the emptying of established neighborhoods. Furthermore, considering the whole life cycle, the great amount of greenhouse emissions derived from the construction sector is well known; thus, in order to reach a decarbonized society, it is important to provide eco-efficient construction materials and solutions, adding the principles of the circular economy and resource efficiency. Therefore, the theme of this Special Issue is the “Decarbonization and Circular Economy in the Sustainable Development and Renovation of Buildings and Neighborhoods” in response to the objectives not only raised in the Horizon 2020 but by all the people who seek a more sustainable world. This Special Issue of Sustainability focuses on, but is not limited to: • Obtaining an overview of the environmental problems that arise from construction activity, focusing on refurbishment as an alternative to the current crisis in the construction sector, as well as on actions designed to minimize environmental effects on the environment; • Searching for new alternatives to conventional construction solutions that minimize the environmental impact of the construction activity, improve indoor environmental quality of buildings, build or refurbish, always from a rentable and optimal cost in time, and implement a circular economy and an efficient resource and waste management; • Minimizing the consumption of material resources, energy consumption and CO2 emissions in construction and looking for the proper management of construction and demolition waste and the opportunities for their recycling and reuse; • Sustainable planning and urban development, for an ordered and sustainable growth.

History of engineering & technology --- vegetal waste --- shredded corn cobs --- sunflower stalks --- green concrete --- mineral wool --- cement mortar --- recycling --- circular economy --- construction and demolition waste --- CO2 emissions --- disaggregated model --- dust --- noise and vibration emission --- environmental impact studies --- foundations and structures --- sustainability --- transportation --- social housing --- major renovation --- nZEB renovation --- cultural value --- condominium --- cool roof --- energy efficiency --- energy saving --- dynamic numerical method --- life cycle assessment --- disinvestment --- popular housing --- rehabilitation works --- sustainable construction --- waste management --- selective demolition --- waste quantification --- nearly zero-energy building --- End-of-Life Cost --- hospitality --- hotels --- sustainable assessment --- BREEAM methodology --- green hotel --- carbon footprint --- assessment tool --- dwelling construction --- cost control --- direct evaporative cooling --- new pad materials --- wet fabric --- saturation efficiency --- pressure drop --- citizen participation --- resilience --- urban regeneration --- bioclimatic refurbishment --- sustainable city --- Seville --- guide --- decarbonisation --- construction --- Circular Design --- circular technologies --- reversibility --- durability --- circular potential --- indicators --- service life --- closed material loops --- decarbonization of construction sector --- refurbishment of buildings --- neighbourhood regeneration --- eco-efficient construction solutions --- construction and waste management --- indoor environmental quality --- resource efficiency --- vegetal waste --- shredded corn cobs --- sunflower stalks --- green concrete --- mineral wool --- cement mortar --- recycling --- circular economy --- construction and demolition waste --- CO2 emissions --- disaggregated model --- dust --- noise and vibration emission --- environmental impact studies --- foundations and structures --- sustainability --- transportation --- social housing --- major renovation --- nZEB renovation --- cultural value --- condominium --- cool roof --- energy efficiency --- energy saving --- dynamic numerical method --- life cycle assessment --- disinvestment --- popular housing --- rehabilitation works --- sustainable construction --- waste management --- selective demolition --- waste quantification --- nearly zero-energy building --- End-of-Life Cost --- hospitality --- hotels --- sustainable assessment --- BREEAM methodology --- green hotel --- carbon footprint --- assessment tool --- dwelling construction --- cost control --- direct evaporative cooling --- new pad materials --- wet fabric --- saturation efficiency --- pressure drop --- citizen participation --- resilience --- urban regeneration --- bioclimatic refurbishment --- sustainable city --- Seville --- guide --- decarbonisation --- construction --- Circular Design --- circular technologies --- reversibility --- durability --- circular potential --- indicators --- service life --- closed material loops --- decarbonization of construction sector --- refurbishment of buildings --- neighbourhood regeneration --- eco-efficient construction solutions --- construction and waste management --- indoor environmental quality --- resource efficiency