Pineda-Martos, RocíoKahraman, İlkerCervantes Puma, Genesis CamilaUngureanu, ViorelPaes de Barros Gomide, FernandaBuzatu, Raluca2025-02-142025-02-142025Pineda-Martos, R., Kahraman, İ.,...,Buzatu, R. (2025). Circular Materials-A Multiscale Approach to Circularity at a Building, Components and Materials Level. En Circular Economy Design and Management in the Built Environment. Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering (pp. 25-41). Springer.9783031734892https://hdl.handle.net/11441/168776This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this chapter are included in the chapter’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the chapter’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder.Sustainable practices and strategies to enhance resource efficiency while minimising waste in buildings and their constituent elements are key towards circularity at the urban built environment. In this chapter three implementation scales, under the paradigm of the circular economy (CE), are measured—i.e., buildings, components and materials—, considering both new and existing buildings’ implementations. Aspects such as design for adaptability and flexibility, modular and flexible spaces and concepts, energy and water efficiency are discussed. By implementing CE strategies at the component-level using a multipronged approach would extend the lifespan and contribute to environmental and economic sustainability. This includes the refurbishment and upgrading of components and the adoption of modular construction techniques, among other techniques and solutions. The last part of the chapter presents the concept of circular materials and its circularity potential at promote extended product lifecycles and transforming waste into valuable resources. Integrating sustainable and circular design principles within construction practices is proposed towards more sustainable and resource-efficient industries’ transformations.application/pdf17 p.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Circular economyUrban built environmentBuildingsConstruction materialsDesign for disassemblyModularityinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73490-8_2