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Building circularity-related definitions

Term	Definition	Implied quality and aim
Circular building (process)	“The dynamic total of associated processes, materials and stakeholders that accommodate circular flows of building materials and products at optimal rates and utilities.” (Geldermans et al., 2019b)	Quality: Circularity of material flow Aim: Optimal utility “efficient usefulness”
Circular building (object)	“Is the manifestation of this in a temporary configuration.” (Geldermans et al., 2019b) Note: this definition refers to the context of the previous definition	Quality: Circularity of material flow Aim: Optimal utility “efficient usefulness”
Circular economy in buildings	“A strategic programming of a building to easily change its configuration for longevity and potentially be susceptible to the loop of reduce, reuse and recycle for resource efficiency.” (Akhimien et al., 2021)	Quality: Resource reprocessing (restoration) and longevity Aim: Configuration changeability
Circular built environment	“Circular built environment is that “embeds the principles of a circular economy across all its functions, establishing an urban system that is regenerative, accessible and abundant by design.” (Acharya et al., 2018)	Quality: Circularity of the economy “system of closed-resource loop” Aim: Regenerative and available built environment

Term	Definition	Implied quality and aim
Circular building (process)	“The dynamic total of associated processes, materials and stakeholders that accommodate circular flows of building materials and products at optimal rates and utilities.” (Geldermans et al., 2019b)	Quality: Circularity of material flowAim: Optimal utility “efficient usefulness”
Circular building (object)	“Is the manifestation of this in a temporary configuration.” (Geldermans et al., 2019b)Note: this definition refers to the context of the previous definition	Quality: Circularity of material flowAim: Optimal utility “efficient usefulness”
Circular economy in buildings	“A strategic programming of a building to easily change its configuration for longevity and potentially be susceptible to the loop of reduce, reuse and recycle for resource efficiency.” (Akhimien et al., 2021)	Quality: Resource reprocessing (restoration) and longevityAim: Configuration changeability
Circular built environment	“Circular built environment is that “embeds the principles of a circular economy across all its functions, establishing an urban system that is regenerative, accessible and abundant by design.” (Acharya et al., 2018)	Quality: Circularity of the economy “system of closed-resource loop”Aim: Regenerative and available built environment