Progress of Recycling in the Built Environment

1. INTRODUCTION AND ACTIVITIES; 1.1. OBJECTIVES OF THE BOOK; 1.2. ABSTRACT OF THE TC S ACTIVITIES (MEETINGS, METHODOLOGY, SYMPOSIA); References; 2. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE RECYCLING IN A BROADER ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE; 2.1. Sustainability and recycling construction waste; 2.1.1. Introduction; 2.1.2. Defining and measuring sustainability; 2.1.1. Environmental drivers for recycling - closing the materials flow cycle; 2.1.1. The flow of mineral construction materials and construction waste; 2.1.2. Informal production of aggregates; 2.1.3. Economical drivers for recycled aggregates; 2.1.4. Social drivers; 2.1.5. Assessing sustainability of recycled aggregates; 2.1.1. The need for further developments; References; 2.2. Global impact assessment of urban renewal based on sustainable recycling strategies for Construction and Demolition Waste; 2.2.1. Why sustainable urban renewal is necessary; 2.2.2. How recycling strategies in urban renewal are applied; 2.2.3. How modelling supports the decision-making process; 2.2.4. Why european urban renewal projects are involved; 2.2.5. How recycling reduces CO2 emission; 2.2.6. How recycling signifies savings in primary resources; 2.2.7. How recycling contributes to diminishing the global impact of urban renewal in both developed and developing countries; 2.2.8. Appendix 1 : Calculation NATO Headquarters case; 2.2.9. Appendix 2 : Calculation City Harbour Rotterdam; References; 3. OVERVIEW REGARDING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES; 3.1. Recycling in Belgium: An overview of the present situation in Belgium from the recycling industry and research about CDW; 3.1.1. Current market situation; 3.1.2. Standards and recommendations for application; 3.1.3. Principal problems related to standards and applications; 3.1.4. New applications and research; 3.2. Recycling in Brazil: An overview of the present situation of CDW in managing and recycling; 3.2.1. CDW generation and composition; 3.2.2. CDW management and