Print Email Facebook Twitter Extended Reality as a Catalyst for Circular Economy Transition in the Built Environment Title Extended Reality as a Catalyst for Circular Economy Transition in the Built Environment Author Soman, R. K. (TU Delft Integral Design & Management) Nikolić, D. (University of Reading) Sanchez, B. (Appalachian State University) Contributor De Wolf, Catherine (editor) Çetin, Sultan (editor) Bocken, Nancy (editor) Date 2024 Abstract Extended reality (XR) technologies refer to mixed reality and virtual reality configurations that augment real or represent fully virtual information in an intuitive and immersive manner, transforming the way we plan, design, construct, and operate built environment assets. XR offers great potential to support and accelerate the transition of built environment practices to a circular economy by supporting decisions based on narrow, slow, close, and regenerate strategies. Narrow strategies use XR to simulate the building process to identify potential issues, reduce material waste, and avoid costly mistakes. Slow strategies use XR to enable construction with durable materials and designing for adaptability to extend the lifespan of buildings. Close strategies use XR to facilitate material recovery and support repurposing and reuse, thus reducing waste. Regenerate strategies use XR as a motivational tool to engage citizens, communities, and professionals in design and management decisions. However, applying XR is not without challenges, including technical and process-related limitations, potential misuse, and a lack of rich digital twins. Future research opportunities include the development of rich and accurate digital twins, ethical and sustainable use of XR technologies, and overcoming technical and logistical challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration and user-friendly and accessible XR hardware and software. Subject extended reality (XR)mixed reality (MR)virtual reality (VR)immersive experiencesbuilt environmentcircular economydigital twins To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b75cb7d3-e850-414b-b4f0-b17a2ae3edf0 DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39675-5_10 Publisher Springer, Cham ISBN 978-3-031-39674-8 Source A Circular Built Environment in the Digital Age Series Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2731-5509 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type book chapter Rights © 2024 R. K. Soman, D. Nikolić, B. Sanchez Files PDF 978-3-031-39675-5_10.pdf 805.96 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:b75cb7d3-e850-414b-b4f0-b17a2ae3edf0/datastream/OBJ/view