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Why Your House Is a Mine: The Circular Built Environment in the Digital Age
A Circular Built Environment in the Digital Age
We tear down buildings and bury them in landfills. But what if we could treat every brick, beam, and window as a resource that never dies? In this deep dive, we explore the radical framework from the book 'A Circular Built Environment in the Digital Age' by Catherine De Wolf, Sultan Çetin, and Nancy Bocken. Discover how digital tools—from AI and blockchain to digital twins and material passports—are transforming our cities into vast material banks. We reveal the four strategies of circularity (narrow, slow, close, and regenerate the loop) and show why recycling isn't enough. Learn how robots can disassemble buildings, how 3D printing with local dirt can eliminate waste, and why you might soon own the light, not the bulb. This is a mind-shifting look at how we can build a future where our homes heal the planet instead of destroying it.
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