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Leveraging building permit data for large-scale embodied carbon and circularity assessment of residential building construction

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Most research on the environmental impact of buildings focuses on new construction, but growing interest in the circular economy has shown that renovating existing buildings can also be a valuable way to provide additional housing while maximizing the use of existing...

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