Special Issue

Recycling and Reuse of Waste Materials in Construction

Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024 (Open) Submit Now

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About This Topic

Dear Colleagues,

A growing global population and the progressive convergence in living standards across countries lead to higher consumption, thus increasing materials use. Furthermore, as economies develop, investments in construction and infrastructure increase, leading to a higher demand for materials. Technological advancements and structural changes have the potential to counterbalance the increasing demand for materials used, partially decoupling materials use from economic growth. In recent years, countries have demonstrated more interest in resource efficiency to address environmental issues and achieve economic growth, employment, and resource security objectives. A transition to a more resource-efficient, circular economy (CE) – a concept that rests on a systemic approach to resource efficiency- will significantly affect the use of resources and contribute to creating sustainability in the environment, the economy and society. Therefore, in this Special Issue, we invite researchers interested in various aspects of waste recycling and reuse in the construction industry to contribute and share their findings and achievements. The aim is to provide a platform for the research community to advance waste recovery technology and facilitate practical applications in the industry. Submissions are encouraged to focus on, but not be limited to, the following topics:

• Sustainable and recycled building materials
• Construction & Demolition waste recovery
• Recycled concrete aggregate for construction
• Innovative construction methods
• Material efficient design
• composite construction materials
• BIM for waste management in construction
• Circular economy in the built environment

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted through the LIDSEN Submission System. Detailed information on manuscript preparation and submission is available in the Instructions for Authors. All submitted articles will be thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process and will be processed following the Editorial Process and Quality Control policy. Upon acceptance, the article will be immediately published in a regular issue of the journal and will be listed together on the special issue website, with a label that the article belongs to the Special Issue. LIDSEN distributes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License in an open-access model. The authors own the copyright to the article, and the article can be free to access, distribute, and reuse provided that the original work is correctly cited.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). Research articles and review articles are highly invited. Authors are encouraged to send the tentative title and abstract of the planned paper to the Editorial Office (rpm@lidsen.com) for record. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office.

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Publication

Open Access Original Research Valorization of Agroindustrial Waste as Biosorbent of Lead (II) in Solution and its Reuse in the Manufacture of Building Bricks by Melisa S. Romano  , Valeria Corne  , Ricardo R. Azario  , Emiliano Centurión  and María del Carmen García Received: 24 October 2024;  Published: 10 January 2025;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2501002 Abstract Lead is a non-biodegradable toxic heavy metal. Biosorption process is an attractive technique to remediate lead-contaminated environments because it is simple, effective and low-cost. In addition, rice husk constitutes a highly available residual biomass that could be used as bioadsorbent. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the biosorp [...]

Open Access Original Research Construction & Demolition Waste and Circular Economy: The Case Study of a Brazilian City by Kátia R. A. Nunes  and Cláudio F. Mahler Received: 11 August 2024;  Published: 24 December 2024;  doi: 10.21926/rpm.2404029 Abstract Construction and demolition waste (CDW) is a significant waste stream in Brazil. It represents 38.2% of the total CDW and MSW streams. The recycling of CDW in Brazil is estimated to be at least 7.2% by weight (collected CDW) or about 15% by volume (produced CDW). Therefore, only a tiny part of CDW is returned to construction activities. On [...]