Research Companion on Circularity, Deconstruction and Adaptability in Green Buildings

Edited by Kofi Agyekum, Associate Professor of Building Performance and Sustainability, Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Burcu Salgin, Professor of Architecture, Erciyes University, Türkiye and Alex Opoku, Professor of Sustainable Built Environment, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah, UAE

• ContentsForeword I xxiiiMina HasmanForeword II: accelerating circularity in green building xxivWeisheng (Wilson) Lu1 Introduction to the Research Companion on Circularity, Deconstructionand Adaptability in Green Buildings 1Kofi Agyekum, Burcu Salgin, and Alex OpokuPART I  CIRCULARITY IN GREEN BUILDINGS2 Understanding circularity in green buildings 19Alex Opoku, Benjamin Baah, Burcu Salgin, Godwin Kugblenu, YaningQiao, and Moohammed Wasim Yahia3 The concept of reuse in the context of circular design and economy 49Fehmi Tığlı and Gökçe Tuna4 Circular materials selection for green buildings 73Betül Alankuş and Saniye Karaman Öztaş5 Life cycle assessment and circular performance of green buildings 99Luana Parisi, Madhavi Mendu, and Victoria Maame Afriyie Kumah6 Circularity and building systems for green buildings 125Kofi Agyekum, Samuel Aklashie, Alex Opoku, Burcu Salgin, and Rhoda Gasue7 Circularity in retrofitting and renovation of green buildings 144Kwabena Abrokwa Gyimah, Amma Birago Kantanka Gyimah, andSeth Mensah Kontor8 Future trends and innovations in circular green buildings 155Isaac Akomea-Frimpong and Augustine Senanu Komla Kukah9 Circular construction practices for green buildings 177Kofi Agyekum, Judith Amudjie, Samuel Aklashie, Burcu Salgin, AlexOpoku, and Emmanuel Adinyira10 Waste reduction practices for circular green buildings 192Burcu Salgin, Atacan Akgün, Kofi Agyekum, and Alex Opoku11 Circularity for ceramic tile waste and a United Kingdom case study 215Kübra Gündoğdu and Cahide Aydın İpekçi12 Circular building certifications in promoting green building practices 241Francis Kwesi Bondinuba, Andrew Victor Kabenlah Blay Jnr, and Alex OpokuPART II  DECONSTRUCTION IN GREEN BUILDINGS13 Design for deconstruction: an innovative practice for achieving greenbuildings and circularity 259Hayford Pittri, Godawatte Arachchige Gimhan Rathnagee Godawatte,Kofi Agyekum, and Osabhie Paul Esangbedo14 Green materials selection and deconstructibility 284Kofi Agyekum, Rhoda Gasue, Alex Opoku, Burcu Salgin, SamuelAklashie, and Kezia Nana Yaa Serwaa Sackey15 Design approaches for accessible and reusable service installations ingreen buildings 298Hayford Pittri, Godawatte Arachchige Gimhan Rathnagee Godawatte,and Kofi Agyekum16 Life cycle assessment and design optimization for deconstructibility ofgreen buildings 320Samuel Boahen, Theophilus Baidoo, Kofi Owura Amoabeng, and PeterOppong Tawiah17 Collaborative green design processes for deconstructibility 341Osabhie Paul Esangbedo, Dubem Ikediashi, Asuquo Henry Okpo, andHayford Pittri18 Design for deconstruction: technological innovations, future trends andchallenges 360Hayford Pittri, Godawatte Arachchige Gimhan Rathnagee Godawatte,and Kofi AgyekumPART III  ADAPTABILITY OF GREEN BUILDINGS19 Foundations of design for adaptability 381Jenefailus Nikoi Kotei-Martin, Kofi Agyekum, Alex Opoku, and Burcu Salgin20 Flexible space planning and layout for green buildings 401Aref Maksoud and Sarah Isam Abdul-Rahman Alawneh21 Adapting (built) heritage as a post-SDG: anticipatory study 438Ahmad W. Sukkar, Mohamed W. Fareed, Moohammed Wasim Yahia,and Alex Opoku22 Reusing for tomorrow: essential prerequisites for circular and adaptabledesign in building reuse projects 454Mohammad B. Hamida, Hilde Remøy, Angela Greco, Vincent Gruis,and Brian van Laar23 Structural systems for green adaptive buildings 468Jones Owusu Twumasi, Josiah Owusu-Danquah, and Mark Adom-Asamoah24 The integration of services and utilities in green buildings in sub-SaharanAfrica: a review 487Kwabena Abrokwa Gyimah, Amma Birago Kantanka Gyimah,Desmond Opoku, and Seth Mensah Kontor25 User-centric design considerations for green buildings 499Annabel Morkporkpor Ami Dompey, Samuel Aklashie, and Kofi Agyekum26 Life cycle assessment and adaptability metrics for green buildings 511Annabel Morkporkpor Ami Dompey, Benjamin Botchway, KofiAgyekum, Kenneth Eluerkeh, and Alex Opoku27 Case studies of adaptation in green buildings 526Selman Sevindik and Selimhan Sevindik28 Collaborative design processes in designing adaptable green buildings 545Aref Maksoud and Sarah Isam Abdul-Rahman Alawneh29 Technological innovations, future trends, and challenges for greenadaptable buildings 575Aref Maksoud and Sarah Isam Abdul-Rahman Alawneh30 From green building ‘mass’ to green urbanism ‘space’: hierarchy andcross-benefits 609Moohammed Wasim Yahia, Vittorino Belpoliti, Ahmad W. Sukkar, AlexOpoku, and Sumana Hossain31 Deep generative models for the design automation of green buildings 628Soheila Kookalani, Samir Dirar, Shima Jowhari Moghadam,Mohammad Ali Mahdavipour, Qixian Feng, Marios Theofanous,Asaad Faramarzi, Erika Parn, and Ioannis Brilakis32 Building heat indicators for the construction permit approval processtowards achieving green building: a thematic analysis 657Amira Shazlin Binti Adnan, Adi Irfan Che Ani, Mohamad Ezad HafezMohd Pahroraji, and Muhammad Farihan Irfan Mohd Nor