BENCHMARKING CIRCULARITY OF BUILDINGS ACROSS EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Suzana Draganić , Mirjana Laban , Rand Askar , Meri Cvetkovska , Olivera Bedov 

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DOI: 10.46793/29DIMK.342D

ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:

The transition towards a circular economy in the built environment requires effective benchmarking frameworks to evaluate and compare circularity performance of buildings. However, existing benchmarking systems for assessing circularity performance in buildings remain underdeveloped. This paper presents a brief literature review on benchmarking circularity of buildings across European countries at two different levels: (1) building materials and products, and (2) buildings and the built environment. The review identifies key gaps and challenges and highlights the need for harmonized and comprehensive benchmarking approaches, based on robust and interoperable datasets, to support informed decision-making in circular construction.

KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:

circular economy, benchmarking, building materials, construction products, buildings, built environment, sustainability

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / ПРОЈЕКАТ:

This article is based upon work from COST Action CA21103 “Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment – CircularB“, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). The research has been supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation (Contract No. 451-03-137/2025-03/200156) and the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad through project “Scientific and Artistic Research Work of Researchers in Teaching and Associate Positions at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad 2025” (No. 01-50/295).

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