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Turning the housing crisis around: how a circular economy can give us affordable, sustainable homes (theconversation.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The linear economy of taking resources, making products, and disposing of waste is wasteful and unsustainable for housing. A circular economy can reuse materials and components.
Modular, prefabricated homes made of recycled materials can be disassembled and reused instead of demolished. This reduces waste.
Government incentives and policies like Buy Back Schemes can promote circular construction. There are some successful examples overseas.
More research is needed into modular housing using sustainable materials like cross laminated timber. Lifecycle assessments help understand impacts.
Transitioning to a circular economy for housing faces challenges like upfront costs and lack of demand. But it can provide affordable, sustainable homes if adopted more widely.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I’d like to see IKEA put out a prefabricated & modular house. Just buy what you need now, assemble it yourself where you need it, if you need more space just buy another room & repeat.

If you don’t need a room anymore list it on gumtree….or just leave on the nature strip for neighbour in need to take