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Abdelshafy, A and Walther, G (2023) Using dynamic-locational material flow analysis to model the development of urban stock. Building Research & Information, 51(01), 5–20.

Adabre, M A, Chan, A P C, Darko, A and Hosseini, M R (2023) Facilitating a transition to a circular economy in construction projects: intermediate theoretical models based on the theory of planned behaviour. Building Research & Information, 51(01), 85–104.

de Feijter, F J (2023) Trust in circular design: active stakeholder participation in Chinese and Dutch housing retrofit projects. Building Research & Information, 51(01), 105–18.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Trust; housing retrofit; circular design; circular economy; China; the Netherlands;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2022.2121905
  • Abstract:
    Collaboration from multiple stakeholders is a prerequisite to achieve the different goals of a circular economy in the built environment. Gaining the trust of passive householders is a critical factor in housing retrofit at the neighbourhood level, given the aims of the circular economy related to sustainable supply chains, production processes and consumption patterns. Building on notions of trust in expert systems, this paper explores the active roles of providers and householders in personal, technological and institutional trust and whether this can help to implement user-centred circular design approaches in housing retrofit. This study draws on empirical data from Beijing (China) and Amsterdam (the Netherlands). The paper suggests that the active use of providers’ and householders’ interacting roles at so-called access points in the housing retrofit process could link the practices of households to the different goals of a circular built environment. Building personal trust between constructors, installers, and policymakers as retrofit providers and active householders can contribute to the shared ownership of retrofit housing projects. Enhancing trust in the principles of retrofit packages supports technology optimization through joined product validation via social interactions. Maintaining trust relations that last beyond the retrofit project duration will contribute to future-proof communities.

Machline, E, Pearlmutter, D, Cohen, C and Schwartz, M (2023) COVID-19: a catalyst for revitalizing mixed-use urban centers? The case of Paris. Building Research & Information, 51(01), 39–55.

Shooshtarian, S, Hosseini, M R, Kocaturk, T, Arnel, T and T. Garofano, N (2023) Circular economy in the Australian AEC industry: investigation of barriers and enablers. Building Research & Information, 51(01), 56–68.

Zatta, E and Condotta, M (2023) Assessing the sustainability of architectural reclamation processes: an evaluation procedure for the early design phase. Building Research & Information, 51(01), 21–38.

Zuofa, T, Ochieng, E G and Ode-Ichakpa, I (2023) An evaluation of determinants influencing the adoption of circular economy principles in Nigerian construction SMEs. Building Research & Information, 51(01), 69–84.