Material intensity database for the Dutch building stock: Towards Big Data in material stock analysis
Benjamin Sprecher, Teun Johannes Verhagen, Marijn Louise Sauer, Michel Baars, John Heintz, Tomer Fishman
Abstract
Re-use and recycling in the construction sector is essential to keep resource use in check. Data availability about the material contents of buildings is significant challenge for planning future re-use potentials. Compiling material intensity (MI) data is time and resource intensive. Often studies end up with only a handful of datapoints.
Topics & Concepts
DemolitionStock (firearms)Industrial ecologyDemolition wasteComputer scienceBuilding materialEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental resource managementData scienceDatabaseArchitectural engineeringSustainabilityCivil engineeringEngineeringEcologyMechanical engineeringBiologySustainable Building Design and AssessmentRecycled Aggregate Concrete PerformanceMunicipal Solid Waste Management