Applying Circular Economic Principles to Reduce Embodied Carbon

Tingley, Danielle Densley; Giesekam, Jannik; Cooper-Searle, Simone

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-72796-7_12

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“…Costituisce un valido esempio l'ampliamento temporaneo del Municipio di Brummen (Fig. 3), nei Paesi Bassi, progettato per una durata di vita di 20 anni, in cui i progettisti (RAU Architects) hanno ideato il telaio portante in legno lamellare assemblando colonne e travi portanti "vincolate" dal produttore nelle loro caratteristiche dimensionali, in funzione della loro rilavorazione (Densley Tingley et al, 2018). Nel processo di progettazione di assiemi disassemblabili, la modularità e la standardizzazione facilitano sicuramente il loro riutilizzo/rigenerazione.…”

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“…A valid example is the temporary extension of Brummen Town Hall (Fig. 3) in the Netherlands, designed for a life span of 20 years, in which the designers (RAU Architects) conceived the structural frame in glulam by assembling columns and beams "constrained" by the manufacturer in their dimensions, depending on the remanufacturing opportunities (Densley Tingley et al, 2018). In the Design for Disassembly, the modularity and the standardisation certainly facilitate the reuse / regeneration of assemblies and components.…”

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Coding the circularity. Design for the disassembly and reuse of building components

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2021

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The architecture design today has new expressive features due to the parametric and computational modelling software, which greatly amplify the potential of language. This condition makes it possible to generate customised elements and systems through a process of cyber-physical interaction between design and architectural production. As well as the geometric constraints, dictated by manufacturing and assembly processes of materials, they can be incorporated in the generative design codes. The article examines the possibility to also include the main conditions that enable the selective disassembly of the elements and their reuse at the end of life, avoiding the generation of parts that are not remanufacturable or reusable.

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Coding the circularity. Design for the disassembly and reuse of building components

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2021

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“…Similarly, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched an initiative to transform the building sector towards near-zero emissions and resilience by 2030, underscoring the need for sustainable building practices globally [9]. Implementing circular principles bene ts the environment, economy, and society [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18]. While pioneering circular building projects [19], [20], [21], [22] and innovative reuse platforms and marketplaces construction [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28] [29] have shown promise in localised settings, global implementation on a large scale has not yet been successful.…”

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A 5D Digital Circular Workflow: Digital Transformation Towards Matchmaking of Environmentally Sustainable Building Materials through Reuse from Disassembly

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Byers,

Raghu

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The intersection of digital transformation, circular economy, and innovative construction practices presents a nascent field with significant potential to mitigate environmental impacts through optimised material reuse. This research aims to understand how digital technologies can augment the reuse of construction materials. We evaluated a plethora of digital tools, including digital product passports, artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted material classification, reality capture, computational and generative AI-aided design, digital fabrication techniques, and blockchain technology, for their efficacy in facilitating building material reuse. The practical component of the study involved disassembling buildings and then designing and executing a construction project reusing the salvaged materials. Findings demonstrate that the successful application of circular economy principles is facilitated by digital forms of cataloguing, inventory management, design, and construction. The research proposes a workflow for incorporating digital innovations into circular construction, suggesting a pathway for future implementation and scalability.

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“…The built environment, given its important contributions to several environmental issues, is supposedly one of the main targets of CE strategies (Norouzi et al 2021). However, scientific literature on the subject remains limited (Adams et al, 2017;Bocken et al, 2017), and concrete applications of the principle have so far only been slowly implemented (Adams et al, 2017;Pomponi and Moncaster, 2017;Densley Tingley et al, 2018). The CE is mainly understood as waste recycling and management (Ghisellini et al, 2018), and the potential effects of its implementation at an urban scale have been poorly investigated .…”

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The circular economy in urban projects

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Saadé-Sbeih

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Over the last decade, the concept of the circular economy (CE) has gained momentum among practitioners, politicians, and scholars because of its promise of achieving sustainability goals. However, there is still a need to demonstrate and assess the positive environmental impacts of the CE. With respect to the building sector, the CE is still a relatively new topic. To date, research has tended to focus primarily on the macro-scale (cities or eco-parks) and the micro-scale (manufactured products or construction materials). Nevertheless, the often- neglected built environment is also expected to play a crucial role in the transition towards a CE due to its high contribution to various environmental burdens. This paper contributes to this growing area of research by reviewing four cases of ‘circular neighbourhood’ projects in Europe. First, a conceptual framework analysis is defined and applied to the cases. Second, CE initiatives and actions are identified and classified using interviews and document analysis. Third, the use of assessment tools within these CE projects is investigated. The results demonstrate a diverse representation of the CE paradigm and the growing role played by the assessment tools.

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Applying Circular Economic Principles to Reduce Embodied Carbon

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

Coding the circularity. Design for the disassembly and reuse of building components

Coding the circularity. Design for the disassembly and reuse of building components

A 5D Digital Circular Workflow: Digital Transformation Towards Matchmaking of Environmentally Sustainable Building Materials through Reuse from Disassembly

The circular economy in urban projects

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