Spatial optimization of circular timber hubs
In the European Union, construction is responsible for 36% of CO2 emissions and 40% energy consumption. The reuse of construction materials has been receiving increasing attention, including regulations established by the European Union, and cities establishing goals to reuse construction materials....
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| author | Tsui, Tanya Venverloo, Titus Benson, Tom Duarte, Fábio |
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| description | In the European Union, construction is responsible for 36% of CO2 emissions and 40% energy consumption. The reuse of construction materials has been receiving increasing attention, including regulations established by the European Union, and cities establishing goals to reuse construction materials. This is the case for Amsterdam, which established the goal of reusing 50% of construction materials in new construction by 2030. Part of the challenge of reuse of construction materials in urban areas is to optimize the waste-to-resource loops: finding the optimal scale and location for circular construction hubs—facilities that collect, store, and redistribute construction waste as secondary construction materials. In this paper, we use the supply and demand of timber construction materials in Amsterdam as a case study to find the optimal scale and location for construction hubs. We used the spatial simulated annealing algorithm as an optimization method for balancing the trade-off between small and large-scale hubs, using cost-effectiveness to compare potential locations and identify the optimal solution. We found that the optimal number of hubs for our study area is 29, with an average service radius of 3 km. This study has implications for policymakers, urban planners, and companies seeking to implement circular economy principles. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1551492024-12-23T05:29:23Z Spatial optimization of circular timber hubs Tsui, Tanya Venverloo, Titus Benson, Tom Duarte, Fábio Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning In the European Union, construction is responsible for 36% of CO2 emissions and 40% energy consumption. The reuse of construction materials has been receiving increasing attention, including regulations established by the European Union, and cities establishing goals to reuse construction materials. This is the case for Amsterdam, which established the goal of reusing 50% of construction materials in new construction by 2030. Part of the challenge of reuse of construction materials in urban areas is to optimize the waste-to-resource loops: finding the optimal scale and location for circular construction hubs—facilities that collect, store, and redistribute construction waste as secondary construction materials. In this paper, we use the supply and demand of timber construction materials in Amsterdam as a case study to find the optimal scale and location for construction hubs. We used the spatial simulated annealing algorithm as an optimization method for balancing the trade-off between small and large-scale hubs, using cost-effectiveness to compare potential locations and identify the optimal solution. We found that the optimal number of hubs for our study area is 29, with an average service radius of 3 km. This study has implications for policymakers, urban planners, and companies seeking to implement circular economy principles. 2024-05-31T20:34:15Z 2024-05-31T20:34:15Z 2024-03-15 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 2661-8001 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/155149 Tsui, T., Venverloo, T., Benson, T. et al. Spatial optimization of circular timber hubs. npj Urban Sustain 4, 13 (2024). en_US 10.1038/s42949-024-00153-0 Creative Commons Attribution An error occurred on the license name. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf Springer Science and Business Media LLC Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
| spellingShingle | Tsui, Tanya Venverloo, Titus Benson, Tom Duarte, Fábio Spatial optimization of circular timber hubs |
| title | Spatial optimization of circular timber hubs |
| title_full | Spatial optimization of circular timber hubs |
| title_fullStr | Spatial optimization of circular timber hubs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial optimization of circular timber hubs |
| title_short | Spatial optimization of circular timber hubs |
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