LTH Profile Area: Circular Building Sector
Circularity in the building sector is crucial for achieving a carbon neutral, sustainable society. The Profile Area Circular Building Sector addresses the industry's major challenges: carbon impact and energy use, use of natural resources, and waste generation. The Profile Area contributes new knowledge on circular solutions and approaches, bridging the gap between industry and academia.
A circular building sector will drastically reduce its energy use, carbon dioxide emissions, generation of waste and use of virgin materials.
Focus areas
Research on building materials and component from the circularity perspective. Research is conducted on the micro and macro level, using laboratory experiments, field experiments, and theoretical analyses.
Contact: Erik Serrano
Research on circular design in both new and existing buildings. Design for deconstruction, design for flexibility, easy maintenance and repair, and replacement of existing components are specific research foci.
Contact: Ulla Janson
Research on circular use of the existing building stock. This includes, e.g., sharing and multifunctionality, hybrid spaces, and flexible leases. Business models rooted in circularity principles, such as, access/functionality over ownership and product-service systems are central to the research.
Contact: Riikka Kyrö
Education
Several courses relevant to students interested in the profile area thematic are already offered in the first, second, and third cycles at LTH. Additionally, new courses for lifelong learning are under development.
Contact: Jonas Niklewski
Infrastructure
The infrastructures specific to the Profile Area are located at LTH, Faculty of Engineering. The participating research groups have access to experimental resources for testing of a wide range of materials and of components and structures of different types and sizes. A joint Sustainable Community Building Lab (SCB-Lab) is under formation, aiming at creating a one-stop-shop for researchers and industry partners in need of experimental resources.
Newsletters
Latest news and events from Circular Building Sector:
Do you want to become a member?
Are you a researcher within circular economy and buildings at Lund University? Welcome to apply for membership in the profile area by sending a short CV and a list of relevant publications to Riika Kyrö.
Circularity in the building sector is crucial for achieving a carbon neutral, sustainable society. The Profile Area Circular Building Sector addresses the industry's major challenges: carbon impact and energy use, use of natural resources, and waste generation. The Profile Area contributes new knowledge on circular solutions and approaches, bridging the gap between industry and academia.
A circular building sector will drastically reduce its energy use, carbon dioxide emissions, generation of waste and use of virgin materials.
Focus areas
Research on building materials and component from the circularity perspective. Research is conducted on the micro and macro level, using laboratory experiments, field experiments, and theoretical analyses.
Contact: Erik Serrano
Research on circular design in both new and existing buildings. Design for deconstruction, design for flexibility, easy maintenance and repair, and replacement of existing components are specific research foci.
Contact: Ulla Janson
Research on circular use of the existing building stock. This includes, e.g., sharing and multifunctionality, hybrid spaces, and flexible leases. Business models rooted in circularity principles, such as, access/functionality over ownership and product-service systems are central to the research.
Contact: Riikka Kyrö
Infrastructure
The infrastructures specific to the Profile Area are located at LTH, Faculty of Engineering. The participating research groups have access to experimental resources for testing of a wide range of materials and of components and structures of different types and sizes. A joint Sustainable Community Building Lab (SCB-Lab) is under formation, aiming at creating a one-stop-shop for researchers and industry partners in need of experimental resources.
Newsletters
Latest news and events from Circular Building Sector:
Do you want to become a member?
Are you a researcher within circular economy and buildings at Lund University? Welcome to apply for membership in the profile area by sending a short CV and a list of relevant publications to Riika Kyrö.
