ContentsForewordIxxiiMina HasmanForewordII:acceleratingcircularityingreenbuildingxxiiiWeisheng (Wilson) Lu1 Introduction to the ResearchCompaniononCircularity,DeconstructionandAdaptabilityinGreenBuildings1KofiAgyekum,BurcuSalgin,andAlexOpokuPART I CIRCULARITY IN GREEN BUILDINGS2 Understanding circularity in green buildings 19AlexOpoku,BenjaminBaah,BurcuSalgin,GodwinKugblenu,YaningQiao,andMoohammedWasimYahia3 The concept of reuse in the context of circular design and economy 49FehmiTigli andGökçeTuna4 Circular materials selection for green buildings 73BetülAlankus andSaniyeKaramanÖztas5 Life cycle assessment and circular performance of green buildings 99LuanaParisi,MadhaviMendu,andVictoriaMaameAfriyieKumah6 Circularity and building systems for green buildings 125KofiAgyekum,SamuelAklashie,AlexOpoku,BurcuSalgin,andRhodaGasue7 Circularity in retrofitting and renovation of green buildings 144KwabenaAbrokwaGyimah,AmmaBiragoKantankaGyimah,andSethMensahKontor8 Future trends and innovations in circular green buildings 155IsaacAkomea-FrimpongandAugustineSenanuKomlaKukah9 Circular construction practices for green buildings 176KofiAgyekum,JudithAmudjie,SamuelAklashie,BurcuSalgin,AlexOpoku,andEmmanuelAdinyira10 Waste reduction practices for circular green buildings 191BurcuSalgin,AtacanAkgün,KofiAgyekumandAlexOpoku11 Circularity for ceramic tile waste and a United Kingdom case study 214Kübra Gündogdu and Cahide Aydin ipekçi12 Circular Building Certifications in Promoting Green Building Practices 240Francis Kwesi Bondinuba, Andrew Victor Kabenlah Blay Jnr, and Alex OpokuPART II DECONSTRUCTION IN GREEN BUILDINGS13 Design for deconstruction: an innovative practice for achieving green buildings and circularity 258Hayford Pittri, Godawatte Arachchige Gimhan Rathnagee Godawatte, Kofi Agyekum, and Osabhie Paul Esangbedo14 Green materials selection and deconstructibility 283Kofi Agyekum, Rhoda Gasue, Alex Opoku, Burcu Salgin, Samuel Aklashie, and Kezia Nana Yaa Serwaa Sackey15 Design approaches for accessible and reusable service installations in green buildings 297Hayford Pittri, Godawatte Arachchige Gimhan Rathnagee Godawatte, and Kofi Agyekum16 Life cycle assessment and design optimization for deconstructibility of green buildings 319Samuel Boahen, Theophilus Baidoo, Kofi Owura Amoabeng, and Peter Oppong Tawiah17 Collaborative green design processes for deconstructibility 340Osabhie Paul Esangbedo, Dubem Ikediashi, Asuquo Henry Okpo, and Hayford Pittri18 Design for deconstruction: technological innovations, future trends and challenges 359Hayford Pittri, Godawatte Arachchige Gimhan Rathnagee Godawatte, and Kofi AgyekumPART III ADAPTABILITY OF GREEN BUILDINGS19 Foundations of design for adaptability 380Jenefailus Nikoi Kotei-Martin, Kofi Agyekum, Alex Opoku, and Burcu Salgin20 Flexible space planning and layout for green buildings 400Aref Maksoud and Sarah Isam Abdul-Rahman Alawneh21 Adapting (built) heritage as a post-SDG: anticipatory study 437Ahmad W. Sukkar, Mohamed W. Fareed, Moohammed Wasim Yahia, and Alex Opoku22 Reusing for tomorrow: essential prerequisites for circular and adaptable design in building reuse projects 453Mohammad B. Hamida, Hilde Remøy, Angela Greco, Vincent Gruis, and Brian van Laar23 Structural systems for green adaptive buildings 467Jones Owusu Twumasi, Josiah Owusu-Danquah, and Mark Adom-Asamoah24 The integration of services and utilities in green buildings in sub-Saharan Africa: a review 486Kwabena Abrokwa Gyimah, Amma Birago Kantanka Gyimah, Desmond Opoku, and Seth Mensah Kontor25 User-centric design considerations for green buildings 498Annabel Morkporkpor Ami Dompey, Samuel Aklashie, and Kofi Agyekum26 Life cycle assessment and adaptability metrics for green buildings 510Annabel Morkporkpor Ami Dompey, Benjamin Botchway, Kofi Ag.