Characterization of urban mines Helmut Rechberger, Hanno Buchner, Fritz Kleemann Research Center of Waste and Resource Management CD Laboratory for Anthropogenic Resources Technische Universität Wien 1st European Mining & Exploration Forum Masterminding a mining revival in Europe 17-18 November – Vienna, Austria
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Characterization of urban mines
Helmut Rechberger, Hanno Buchner, Fritz KleemannResearch Center of Waste and Resource ManagementCD Laboratory for Anthropogenic ResourcesTechnische Universität Wien
1st European Mining & Exploration ForumMasterminding a mining revival in Europe
17-18 November – Vienna, Austria
Characterization of urban mines 2/21
Background
Buildings greatly contribute to the turnover and accumulation of materials within urban systems
About 20-30% of total waste flows are related to construction and demolition activities (excavation material excluded)
High potential to save landfill space and primary resources through recycling
Knowledge about material flows and stocks in urban systems is limited
New buildings- final bills- LCA Data- construction plans
Information about the building structure(GIS - geographical information system)
Information about the material composition of different building categories
Period of construction
Utilization Mineral materials
Organic materials
Metals Total
-1918 residential 380 17 3 400
commercial 360 3 3 366 industrial 270 5 7 282
1919-1945 residential 450 11 6 467
commercial 270 7 6 283 industrial 320 30 3 353
1946-1976 residential 420 5 10 435
commercial 350 6 6 362 industrial 340 - 13 353
1977-1996 residential 430 7 12 449
commercial 380 1 13 394 industrial 170 - 15 185
1997- residential 450 5 13 468
commercial 320 6 10 336 industrial - - - -
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Material stock
385.000.000 [t]210 [t] pp
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Material stock per person [t/cap]
Source: Kleemann et al. 2015 (submitted)
Mineral 200 Organic 5,5 Metal 3,4
Concrete 83 Wood 4,1 Iron/Steel 3,2
Bricks 70 Various plastics 0,37 Lead 0,09
Mortar/plaster 30 Carpet 0,22 Aluminium 0,044
Mineral fill 7,7 Heraklit 0,18 Copper 0,031
Slag fill 3,5 Bitumen 0,14 Zinc 0,022
Gravel/sand 2,9 Asphalt 0,13 Brass 0,0012
Foamed clay bricks 0,76 PVC 0,11
Natural stone 0,7 Polystyrene 0,077
Plaster boards/gypsum 0,59 Paper/Cardboard 0,065
Ceramics 0,44 Laminate 0,039
(Cement) asbestos 0,37 Linoleum 0,013
Glass 0,22
Mineral wool 0,21
Mineral wool boards 0,012 Total 210
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Resource cadastre
- Resource cadastre- Gives information about the total material stock in buildings
- Combined with data about the demolition activity, current and future waste streams can be estimated
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Demolition activity1
Data from the building authority Address of building
notification present
Own observations to cross check if all buildings are notified
Data from surveying Wrecking companies (data quality?)
Recyclers
Landfill operators
Data from remote sensing Image matching
Compare height models of building stock based on yearly orthophotos
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Demolition activity2
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Demolition activity3
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Demolition activity4
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Conclusion & Outlook
Material composition of different building categories
Quantity of materials
Spatial distribution of materials
Possibility to generate reference values for single buildings being demolished
Information about future appearing waste flows on a municipal level (Vienna)
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References
Buchner, H.; Laner, D.; Rechberger, H.; Fellner, J. Future Raw Material Supply: Opportunities and Limits of Aluminium Recycling in Austria, Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, 1, 2015b, 1-10.
Buchner, H.; Laner, D.; Rechberger, H.; Fellner, J Dynamic Material Flow Modeling: An Effort to Calibrate and Validate Aluminum Stocks and Flows in Austria. Environmental Science and Technology, 49, 2015a, 5546-5554.
Kleemann, F.; Lederer, J.; Aschenbrenner, P.; Rechberger, H.; Fellner, J. A method for determining buildings’ material composition prior to demolition, Building Research & Information, 43, 2015, 1-12
Kleemann, F.; Lederer, J.; Rechberger, H.; Fellner, J. GIS-based analysis of Vienna’s material stock in buildings, Industrial Ecology, 2015, submitted
Buchner, H.; Laner, D.; Rechberger, H.; Fellner, J. “In-depth analysis of aluminum flows in Austria as a basis to increase resource efficiency, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 93, 2014, 112– 123.