Assessing material and embodied flows related to building services in office buildings — the case of Brussels, Belgium

Abstract An increasing number of cities and regions are promoting reuse as a key strategy in the transition towards a more circular economy in the construction sector. However, the reuse supply chains for building services are currently underdeveloped in most cities and regions. There is a need for a better understanding of the material flows at the city and regional levels. This study describes a bottom-up approach to quantify material flows related to building services as well as their embodied environmental and economic flows. It relies on the selection of a minimum of 1 new construction or... Mehr ...