Introduction -- Introducing Perspective -- Part I. Data -- Chapter 1. From Building Information Modeling to Digital Twins: Digital representation for a Circular Economy -- Chapter 2. Geographic Information Systems: its role in developing circular cities and regions -- Chapter 3. Digitizing Building Materials for Reuse with Reality Capture Technologies and Scan-to-BIM -- Chapter 4. Artificial Intelligence for Predicting Reuse Patterns -- Chapter 5. From Data Templates to Material Passports and Digital Product Passports -- Part II. Design and Fabrication -- Chapter 6. Computational Tools Enabling Design for Circularity -- Chapter 7. Additive and subtractive manufacturing for a circular built environment -- Chapter 8. Cooperative Robotic Fabrication for a Circular Economy -- Chapter 9. Towards Circular On-site Robotic Construction -- Chapter 10. Leveraging Extended Reality to Support Circular Economy in the Built Environment -- Part III. Business and Governance -- Chapter 11. Digital technology use cases for deconstruction and reverse logistics -- Chapter 12. Blockchain Technology for circular buildings -- Chapter 13. Digital Building Logbooks for Circularity -- Chapter 14. Circular Business Models for Digital Technologies -- Chapter 15. Digital Transformation towards a Regenerative Built Environment -- Concluding Perspective -- Conclusion.

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This open access book offers a comprehensive exploration of the digital innovations that have emerged in recent years for the circular built environment. Each chapter is meticulously crafted to ensure that both academic readers and industry practitioners can grasp the inner workings of each digital technology, understand its relevance to the circular built environment, examine real-life implementations, and appreciate the intriguing business models behind them. Our primary objective is to blend scholarly knowledge with practical inspiration by providing real-life case studies for each innovation. The authors, who possess extensive expertise in their respective fields, have contributed chapters dedicated to digital technologies within their areas of specialization. The book is organized into three distinct parts. The first part focuses on data-driven digital technologies and delves into how their capabilities can facilitate the transition to a circular built environment. Essential aspects such as building information modeling (BIM), digital twins, geographical information systems (GIS), scanning technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), data templates, and material passports are explored as vital tools for data collection, integration, and analysis in the context of circular construction. In the second part, various digital technologies for design and fabrication are introduced. Topics covered include computational design algorithms, additive and subtractive manufacturing, robotic manufacturing, and extended reality. These discussions shed light on how these technologies can be leveraged to enhance design and fabrication processes within the circular built environment. Finally, the last part of the book presents emerging digital concepts related to business and governance. It explores the role of deconstruction and reverse logistics, blockchain technology, digital building logbooks, and innovative business models as enablers of circularity in the built environment. The book concludes with a chapter dedicated to digital transformation and its potential to propel the built environment towards a regenerative future. In addition to the substantive content, the book features forewords and perspectives from esteemed experts, providing valuable economic and creative insights to complement its comprehensive approach.

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