Junk: Reuse of Waste Materials

Baerlecken, Daniel; Reitz, J.W.; Duncan, David B.

doi:10.52842/conf.ecaade.2012.2.143

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“…A "Digital-design-build" typology is a noteworthy built-output trend found in the literature reviewed (Riether, 2017;Riether and Jolly, 2011;Clayton et al, 2002;Karzel and Matcha, 2009;Dubor et al, 2019;Baerlecken and Duncan, 2012;Baerlecken et al, 2013). It is often discussed in the context of connecting new digital technologies with the fabrication or building process, giving students insight into complex design methods (such as parametric-based design).…”

Section: Type Of Live Project By Outputmentioning

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Live projects: a mixed-methods exploration of existing scholarship

Smith

Dupré

Crough

2022

ARCH

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PurposeThis paper aims to investigate trends and themes within the literature pertaining to live projects, and in so doing, highlight possible areas of future exploration and research.Design/methodology/approachThis paper utilises a Systematic Quantitative Literature Review (SQLR) method, wherein keywords and phrases are entered into selected citation databases generating a reproducible list of literature. This is then refined using a specified list of criteria and read for relevance. The resulting literature forms the basis of qualitative and quantitative analyses and review.FindingsThe reviewed scholarship demonstrates a surge in publications since the early 2000s, with 75% of publications originating from the USA, Canada, or the UK Furthermore, themes related to live project definitions, outputs and rationales were examined, demonstrating that common factors such as “community”, “construction” and “pedagogy” are not mutually exclusive but tend to overlap, making the topic hard to define. These results also demonstrate a proclivity for projects with a built output. Barriers to live projects were also assessed, and it was found that administrative hurdles, such as time and budget constraints, were the biggest concern to live project practitioners. Finally, critical voices were examined and showed that live projects need to reflect on the nature of their engagement with the community.Research limitations/implicationsThis method, while capturing a substantial portion of the published scholarship, does not capture all live project literature due to limitations such as language and a strong focus on peer-reviewed publications. Furthermore, this research only captures literature that has been published. It does not reflect the variety and extent of live project activity occurring globally. For reasons such as unfamiliarity and inconsistencies with the use of live project terminologies, doubtless many unpublished live projects are conducted–yet not represented in these findings. This study may help live project execution by providing valuable examples of existing trends.Originality/valueThis paper captures the metadata from 110 live project publications, allowing for wide-ranging analysis, categorisation and discussion on the topic.

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“…, 2002; Karzel and Matcha, 2009; Dubor et al. , 2019; Baerlecken and Duncan, 2012; Baerlecken et al. , 2013).…”

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Live projects: a mixed-methods exploration of existing scholarship

Smith

Dupré

Crough

2022

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“…It is critical that these construction by-products stop being considered as waste and instead be considered as a potential resource. Following a similar thinking framework presented in other research (Baerlecken, Reitz and Duncan, 2012;Fivet and Brütting, 2020;Markopoulou and Taut, 2023), our proposal attempts to invert the typical constructive sequence of designing first, without consideration of the available materials. Moreover, our solution attempts to carry on with the paradigm presented as "Form follows availability" (Brütting, Senatore, and Fivet 2019), where the availability of a material resource serves as a design input and directly impacts the form of an object.…”

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Gaudreault,

Nejur

2023

eCAADe Proceedings

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Whereas on a global scale, more than one billion people live in precarious housing situations, many construction materials are often sent to landfill sites or, worse, burned. However, these rejected materials represent a richness whose reallocation would lead to a significant economy of resources. Therefore, reusing materials from the construction industry could eventually be part of the solution. In this paper, we will present the results of a study carried out within the framework of a master's thesis project, which attempts to establish an architectural response to this issue. The proposed solution involves a constructive system that allows the assembly of temporary shelters using a wide range of reclaimed materials. This approach implies the use of digital tools to generate a form resulting from the analysis of locally salvaged materials. The algorithm developed in this project can generate multiple formal configurations optimized for the available resources. Any shape obtained in this manner will be composed of a low number (3-5) of unique edge lengths. This rationalization strategy also limits the unique triangle typologies in the structure to a manageable number. The different elements, whether planar or linear, are then joined using low-tech metal nodes that can be easily assembled and disassembled. Because the standardized edge lengths and triangle types are compatible, the proposed workflow unlocks mixed material reuse for complex reticular structures. The resulting flexibility allows for several variations or even a partial or complete reconfiguration of the initial shape, thus further supporting the implementation of the circular economy principles for the construction of complex architectural structures.

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Junk: Reuse of Waste Materials

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Live projects: a mixed-methods exploration of existing scholarship

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