ReCreating the Construction Sector for Circularity: Catalysing the reuse of prefabricated concrete elements

Author(s): Satu Huuhka, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Jukka Lahdensivu, Paul Jonker-Hoffrén, Viktoria Arnold, Erik Stenberg, Rijk Blok, Kjartan Gudmundsson, Patrick Teuffel, Angelika Mettke
Published in: The Routledge Handbook of Catalysts for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 2023, Page(s) 42-66, ISBN 9781003267492
Publisher: Routledge
DOI: 10.4324/9781003267492-4

Deconstruction and reuse instead of demolition and waste

Author(s): Stenberg, Erik; Hernandez Vargas, José; Huuhka, Satu
Published in: ARQ (Santiago), Issue 112, 2022, Page(s) 84-95, ISSN 0717-6996
Publisher: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Escuela de Arquitectura
DOI: 10.4067/s0717-69962022000300084

Modelling Precast Concrete for a Circular Economy in the Built Environment

Author(s): Arlind Dervishaj, Arianna Fonsati, José Hernández Vargas, Kjartan Gudmundsson
Published in: Digital Design Reconsidered – Proceedings of the 41st Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2023) – Volume 2, Graz, 20-22 September 2023, Issue 41, 2023, Page(s) 177–186
Publisher: Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
DOI: 10.52842/conf.ecaade.2023.2.177

Stock, flow and reuse potential of precast concrete in Swedish residential buildings: Embodied carbon assessment

Author(s): Ahmad Al-Najjar, Tove Malmqvist, Erik Stenberg, Mattias Höjer
Published in: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 218, 15 May 2025, 108229

Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108229

Evaluating the Deconstruction Process of Precast Concrete Elements Intended for Reuse in Four Pilot Projects

Author(s): Jukka Lahdensivu & Inari Weijo
Published in: Circularity in the Built Environment: Proceedings of the 2025 conference held in Tampere, Finland, September 16–18 2025, 2025, Page(s) 61-65, ISBN 978-952-03-4087-2
Publisher: Tampere University

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17092525

Enabling reuse of prefabricated concrete components through multiple tracking technologies and digital twins

Author(s): Arlind Dervishaj, José Hernández Vargas, Kjartan Gudmundsson
Published in: Proceedings of the 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference, 2023, ISBN 978-0-701702-73-1
Publisher: European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3)
DOI: 10.35490/ec3.2023.220

From LCA to circular design: A comparative study of digital tools for the built environment

Author(s): Arlind Dervishaj; Kjartan Gudmundsson
Published in: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Issue 200, 2023, Page(s) 107291, ISSN 0921-3449
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107291

An Ontology for the Reuse and Tracking of Prefabricated Building Components

Author(s): Elshani, Diellza; Dervishaj, Arlind; Hernández, Daniel; Gudmundsson, Kjartan; Staab, Steffen; Wortmann, Thomas
Published in: Proceedings – The 2nd International Workshop on Knowledge Graphs for Sustainability (KG4S 2024), Hersonissos, Greece, May 27th, 2024: colocated with the 21st Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2024), 2024, Page(s) 53-64
Publisher: RWTH Aachen University

Quality assurance process for reuse of building components

Author(s): Aapo Räsänen and Jukka Lahdensivu
Published in: Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems: Proceedings of the 8th international symposium on life-cycle civil engineering (IALCCE 2023), 2-6 JULY, 2023, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy., 2023, Page(s) 142-148, ISBN 9781003323020
Publisher: CRC Press.

A digital workflow for assessing lifespan, carbonation, and embodied carbon of reusing concrete in buildings

Author(s): Arlind Dervishaj, Tove Malmqvist, Johan Silfwerbrand, Kjartan Gudmundsson
Published in: Journal of Building Engineering, Issue 96, 2024, Page(s) 110536, ISSN 2352-7102
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2024.110536

Digital workflow to support the reuse of precast concrete and estimate the climate benefit

Author(s): Arlind Dervishaj, Kjartan Gudmundsson, Tove Malmqvist
Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd
Citation Arlind Dervishaj et al 2024 IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 1402 012026
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1402/1/012026

Sufficient number of core samples and method to determine compressive strength of in-use and reclaimed concrete elements

Author(s): Aapo Räsänen, Anssi Laaksonen, Jukka Lahdensivu
Published in: Structural Concrete
Publisher: Wiley-VCH GmbH (a subsidiary of John Wiley & Sons, publisher of the Wiley Online Library Journals)
DOI: 10.1002/suco.70139

Advancing non-destructive concrete compressive strength estimation: Large-Scale datasets and machine learning framework

Author(s): Benjamin Matthews, Diego Allaix, Simon Wijte, Marcel Vullings
Published in: NDT & E International

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
Published in: NDT & E International

DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2025.103549

Designing with recovered precast concrete elements

Author(s): Thijs Lambrechts, Fred Mudge, Simon Wijte, Patrick Teuffel
Published in: Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems: Proceedings of the 8th international symposium on life-cycle civil engineering (IALCCE 2023), 2-6 JULY, 2023, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy., 2023, Page(s) 165-171, ISBN 9781003323020
Publisher: CRC Press

Author(s): Ben Matthews (Corresponding author), Jilke R.W. Donkervoort, Diego Allaix, Marcel W.F. Vullings, Simon N.M. Wijte
Event: ReConStruct – Resilient Concrete Structures – Christchurch, New Zealand; Duration: 11 Nov 2024 → 13 Nov 2024; Conference number: 20

Author(s): Marlene Schulz & Patrick Teuffel
Published in: Circularity in the Built Environment: Proceedings of the 2025 conference held in Tampere, Finland, September 16–18 2025, 2025, Page(s) 161-167, ISBN 978-952-03-4087-2
Publisher: Tampere University
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17092525

Author(s): Agnese Scalbi, M. van Mierlo, Thijs Lambrechts, Marcel Vullings & Simon Wijte
Published in: Circularity in the Built Environment: Proceedings of the 2025 conference held in Tampere, Finland, September 16–18 2025, 2025, Page(s) 205-210, ISBN 978-952-03-4087-2
Publisher: Tampere University
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17092525

Author(s): H. Westerlind, J. Hernández Vargas, E. Stenberg
Published in: Structures and Architecture, 2025, Page(s) 961-969, ISBN 9781003658641
Publisher: CRC Press
DOI: 10.1201/9781003658641-115

Author(s): Helena Westerlind, Erik Stenberg
Published in: Circular Building Sector Conference (CBSC 2025), 2025, Page(s) 1-14
Publisher: LTH Profile Area: Circular Building Sector
DOI: 10.52202/080684-0001

Embodied carbon saving of reusing concrete elements in new buildings: A Swedish pilot study

Author(s): Ahmad Al-Najjar, Tove Malmqvist
Resources, Conservation & Recycling 212 (2025) 107930
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107930 

EPDs for Reclaimed Building Components: Methodological Review

Author(s): A Al-Najjar, T Malmqvist
Published in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Issue 1554, 2025, Page(s) 012010, ISSN 1755-1307
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1554/1/012010

How building component reuse creates economic value – Identifying value capture determinants from a case study

Author(s): Mari Riuttala, Linnea Harala, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Satu Huuhka
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Issue 443, 2024, Page(s) 141112, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141112

Industrial ecosystem renewal towards circularity to achieve the benefits of reuse – Learning from circular construction

Author(s): Linnea Harala; Lauri Alkki; Leena Aarikka-Stenroos; Ahmad Al-Najjar; Tove Malmqvist
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Issue 389, 2023, Page(s) 135885, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.135885

Customer-perceived value in the circular economy: A multidimensional framework

Author(s): Mikko Sairanen, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Jenni Kaipainen
Published in: Industrial Marketing Management, Issue 117, 2024, Page(s) 321-343, ISSN 0019-8501
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2024.01.006

Reuse innovation in construction industry: Value creation and the ecosystem

Author(s): Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Lauri Alkki, Linnea Harala, Mari Riuttala
Published in: Proceedings of ISPIM Connects Valencia: Reconnect, Rediscover, Reimagine, 2021, ISBN 978-952-335-691-7
Publisher: The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM)

Value Creation in Component Reuse Circular Business Model Innovations

Author(s): Mikko Sairanen, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Andrea Urbinati, Fatima Khitous

Projects as drivers of sustainability: How the adoption of the reuse principle affects the front-end of a construction project

Author(s): Matias Rokio, Tuomas Ahola, Lauri Alkki, Matias Ståhle

Published in: International Journal of Project Management (Vol. 42, No. 7, Article 102647)

Publisher: Elsevier B.V.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2024.102647

Cities as Local Governments Fostering the Circular Economy in the Construction Sector – Unravelling the Key Actions and Operational Roles of Cities Through a Multiple-Case Study

Author(s): Lauri Alkki; Johanna Alakerttula; Leena Aarikka-Stenroos
Conference: Circular Building Sector Conference (CBSC 2025); Date/Location: Held 1-3 June 2025, Lund, Sweden
Publisher: LTH Profile Area: Circular Building Sector
DOI: 10.52202/080684-0012

Digital Technologies Enabling Component Reuse in Circular Value Chains: Using Digital Twin, Internet of Things and Robots in Construction and Manufacturing Sectors

Author(s): Prabhat Kiran Thakuri; Lauri Alkki; Leena Aarikka-Stenroos
Published in: R&D Management
Publisher: RADMA and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1111/radm.12744

How do business-to-business actors experience circular solutions? Uncovering the interplay between experience, interaction, and adaptation in the case of concrete element reuse

Author(s): Lauri Alkki, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Elina Jaakkola, Eeva-Leena Pohls
Published in: Industrial Marketing Management, Issue 131, 2025, Page(s) 181-195, ISSN 0019-8501
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2025.10.012

Policy tensions in demolition: Dutch social housing and circularity

Author(s): Paul Jonker-Hoffrén
Published in: Buildings and Cities, Issue 4(1), 2023, Page(s) 405–421, ISSN 2632-6655
Publisher: Ubiquity Press
DOI: 10.5334/bc.305