PART I: HOUSING AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY 1. Contemporary Housing Challenges and Sustainability 2. Circular Economy – Definition and Historical Overview 3. Circular Business Models and UN SGDs as Design Drivers in Residential Developments PART II: APPLICATIONS OF CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRINCIPLES TO HOUSING 4. Housing Passports 5. Cost Reduction Strategies and Material Re-use 6. Design for Flexibility and Choice with Space as a Resource PART III: DESIGNING LOW CARBON CIRCULAR HOUSING 7. Low Carbon Footprints and Material Efficiency 8. Construction Practices for Circular Economy and Digitalization 9. Clean Operational Energy PART IV: FOSTERING CIRCULARITY, IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AND TOOLS 10. Towards Circular Housing Knowledge – Virtualizing the Housing Life Cycle 11. Stakeholder Engagement and Building Capacities 12. Pathways Forward
Biography
Naomi Keena is an Assistant Professor at McGill University’s Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture. Keena’s research aims to rethink our built environment as an untapped material resource in a continuous cycle of reuse.
Avi Friedman is a Full Professor at McGill’s Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture where he directs the Affordable Homes Research Group. Friedman researches and develops innovative housing prototypes and is known for the Grow and Next Homes designs.
