Towards circular and energy-efficient management of building stock: an analysis of the residential sector of the Netherlands

Zhang, C. (2021)

Doctoral Thesis

Material circularity and energy efficiency are highly relevant and intertwined issues for the transition towards a carbon-neutral and circular built environment. In the Netherlands, the building sector has been rendered a priority towards a circular and low-carbon society. This thesis explored potential solutions for these twin issues in light of a novel technological system. This system presents an energy–material efficiency solution for energy renovation of building stocks with prefabricated concrete elements (PCEs) with recycled CDW as feedstock. Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) were combined with dynamic material flow analysis (MFA) to estimate the economic and environmental implications at both a product level and a national level.

• Construction and demolition waste
• Life cycle assessment
• Life cycle costing
• Energy efficiency
• Circular economy
• Material flow analysis
• Building stock
• Building energy renovation

• All authors: Zhang, C.
• Supervisor: Tukker, A.
• Co-supervisor: Hu, M.
• Committee: Lin, H.X.; Vijver, M.G.; Zhu, B.; Brattebø, H.; Voet, E. van der; Fishman, T.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Faculty of Science, Leiden University
• Date: 2021-12-21
• ISBN (print): 9789051911992