Adriana Salles

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Adriana Salles is a leading researcher at the intersection of circular economy and the built environment, with a primary focus on sustainable construction and material efficiency. Her most-cited work, "Circular Material Usage Strategies and Principles in Buildings: A Review" (2024, 48 citations), provides a comprehensive synthesis of how circular economy principles can drastically reduce the construction industry’s substantial contributions to greenhouse gas emissions, raw material extraction, and waste. By systematically reviewing and categorizing strategies for material reuse, recycling, and design for disassembly, Salles offers a critical roadmap for practitioners and policymakers aiming to transition from linear to circular building practices. Her contributions are particularly impactful given the urgency of decarbonizing the construction sector, and her work serves as a foundational reference for researchers exploring sustainable material flows. Salles’s research not only highlights the environmental imperative but also outlines actionable principles that can be integrated into real-world building projects, making her a key voice in advancing circularity within architecture and civil engineering.