Sustainability of Steel Office Buildings

Broniewicz, Filip; Broniewicz, M.

doi:10.3390/en13143723

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“…In total, 90% of steel recycling is possible, as indicated by Lyu et al [23] in the case of steel, with demountable modular objects designed for reuse. This is also pointed out by Broniewicz and Broniewicz in the article on the LCA analysis of steel office buildings [24], who analysed the major environmental impacts of a steel structure of a six-storey office building located in Krakow, Poland in the entire life cycle.…”

Section: Goal and Scope System Boundaries Scenario Assumptionsmentioning

confidence: 84%

Environmental Impact of Demolishing a Steel Structure Design for Disassembly

Broniewicz

Dec

2022

Energies

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The encouraging Design for Disassembly appears in the literature more and more often. Such a design appears to offer clear environmental advantages. However, there are still not enough research results to support the existence of these benefits. The authors using the Life Cycle Assessment method, which assesses the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions during the demolition and operation of steel structure. Steel is completely recyclable and, in terms of tonnage, is the most recycled material worldwide. We assessed three scenarios: (1) complete re-remelting (recycling) of the structure; (2) partial reuse of construction elements + remelting (recovery + recycling); and (3) complete reuse of the structure (recovery). GaBi software was used for the analysis. It was found that the environmental impact varied significantly among the examined scenarios. The first scenario poses the greatest environmental burden. However, compared to Scenario no. 1, Scenario 3’s environmental impact is more than 70% lower.

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Section: Goal and Scope System Boundaries Scenario Assumptionsmentioning

confidence: 84%

Environmental Impact of Demolishing a Steel Structure Design for Disassembly

Broniewicz

Dec

2022

Energies

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“…In most of these cases, the article abstract was read, and if possible, the introduction and conclusion were read to have the most relevant papers. Unsuitable articles, for example, articles with a focus on life cycle assessment (Vieira and Horvath, 2008; Malabi Eberhardt et al, 2020), sustainable assessment (Akbarnezhad et al, 2014; San-José et al, 2007), circularity indicator (Cottafava and Ritzen, 2021), environmental impact of steel structure (Broniewicz and Broniewicz, 2020), optimization of deconstruction (Sanchez et al, 2020), deconstruction planning (Sanchez et al, 2019), reusability index (Hradil et al, 2019), databank (Bertin et al, 2020) among others were removed. This is because most of these articles are out of scope for this research.…”

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Systematic review of drivers influencing building deconstructability: Towards a construct-based conceptual framework

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Deconstruction is an innovative and sustainable option for building end-of-life. It can turn the negative impacts of demolition, including diverting valuable resources from the congested landfill into beneficial use through reuse and recycling. However, the feasibility of deconstruction has placed a massive limitation on the implementation of deconstruction. This research carried out a systematic literature review of 35 academic and 3 non-academic pieces of literature to develop a construct-based deconstructability framework. This framework – built around technical, economic, legal, operational, schedule and social construct – describes the condition under which deconstruction is likely to work and drivers influencing deconstructability. A total of 44 drivers influencing deconstructability were established and ranked from which design and building technology, cost including expense and revenues from the resale, supply and demand of the recovered component and material, the schedule for the deconstruction were identified as most influential. However, every identified driver should be considered during the deconstructability assessment of a building.

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“…Drawing from these deconstruction principles, specific DfD guidelines have also been generated. A study by Broniewicz et al [91] emphasized the effectiveness of steel as a material that can be deconstructed because of its sustainable characteristics, such as the minimal waste produced, its reusability, and of its applicability for dry construction. In this regard, Lu [90] provided several DfD guidelines for application in cold-formed steel structures and listed their consequent effects as ease of disassembly, increased reusability, and optimized safety.…”

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Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) and Design for Deconstruction (DfD) in the Construction Industry: Challenges, Trends and Developments

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A building faces several challenges across its lifecycle stages. Challenges such as production inefficiency and inadequate waste management hinder advancement in the construction industry. Furthermore, the sector has emerged as one of the largest producers of waste in the world, which can lead to detrimental impacts on the economy and the environment. Conventional approaches are insufficient to eradicate these concerns. Thus, practitioners have sought to implement novel methods to ameliorate the construction process. In this regard, design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA) and design for deconstruction (DfD) have gained prominence, as studies have elucidated the methods’ unprecedented potential to wholly transform the construction process and mitigate the unwanted impacts brought about by the industry. This study identified the applications and benefits of DfMA and DfD in construction, as well as recent developments and research gaps, through a literature review, using Scopus as the primary database and MATLAB for conducting data text analytics. The current body of knowledge necessitates a further assessment of the following research gaps: (1) development of standard construction-oriented DfMA guidelines; (2) corroboration of the developed DfMA tools through practical application; (3) integration of these holistic design approaches with emerging technologies, such as additive manufacturing and digital fabrication; (4) comparison of structures constructed using DfMA and DfD with structures built with conventional approaches; (5) comprehensive application of DfD guidelines to structural systems; (6) integration of DfMA and DfD; (7) execution of sustainability assessment studies to evaluate the impact of DfMA and DfD; and (8) identification of solutions to the barriers to DfMA and DfD uptake in construction.

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Sustainability of Steel Office Buildings

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

Environmental Impact of Demolishing a Steel Structure Design for Disassembly

Environmental Impact of Demolishing a Steel Structure Design for Disassembly

Systematic review of drivers influencing building deconstructability: Towards a construct-based conceptual framework

Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) and Design for Deconstruction (DfD) in the Construction Industry: Challenges, Trends and Developments

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