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Material use and embodied GHG in refurbishment and adaptive reuse of existing buildings

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Zere Bekzhanova
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Letzai Ruiz-Valero *
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Santiago Zuluaga
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Shoshanna Saxe
DOI：10.1016/j.enbuild.2026.118075delete
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• Five case studies quantify materials retained, removed, and added in refurbishments. • Original structure retention ranged from 60% to 98% of initial mass. • New additions used lighter assemblies, cutting intensity by up to 42%. • Structural elements dominate total mass; interior finishes contribute less. • Embodied GHG of final buildings exceeded that of the original building in all cases.
Keywords:
Building refurbishment
Adaptive reuse
Material use
Material intensity
Existing buildings
Embodied GHG

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Energy and Buildings cover
Energy and Buildings
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