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Reusing precast concrete for a circular economy

Deliverables

Actor identification and visualized actor maps on critical actors of concrete rebuilding

Critical actors identified that are needed to implement the ReCreate value chain commercially (including both direct and indirect actors as well as currently existing actors and possibly missing actors). These mappings depict the actors and linkages between them, and consequently, structures of the business ecosystem as well gaps and dynamics within it. D7.1 is based on the work done in Task 7.1.

Project handbook

A handbook for all project participants including project management plan guidelines training material for partners eg on research ethics project procedures gender issuesD101 is based on the work done in Task 101 and Task 106

Best Practise Guidelines and recommendations deconstruction to optimised reuse

Based on the experiences and know how developed in the real-life pilots, this report will evaluate the projects on their merits and drawbacks and formulate the overall recommendations regarding the deconstruction phase. Different deconstruction and harvesting techniques for precast elements are evaluated, comparing deconstruction processes and equipment from economic, technical, work safety and sustainability viewpoints with recommendations for the development of equipment. Recommendations and general methodology for achieving an optimised deconstruction process, which starts with the pre-deconstruction audit feeding the data into the design and BIM environment, combined withquality management requirements and LCA calculations, thus optimising the overall reuse benefit balance. A methodology towards deconstruction optimisation in relation to new designs and to be used as input for design optimisation in WP5.D2.2 is based on the work done in Task 2.2.

Identified, analysed and developed business model canvases for concrete rebuild businesses

Business model canvases for concrete reuse are identified, analysed and developed. This includes the value proposition (offering, customers), how value is captured (costs, revenues) and how value is delivered (e.g. partners, channels) through concrete reuse. Business model canvases provide profound understanding on how concrete reuse businesses are construed on company, system and process levels and enable developing business models for concrete reuse.D7.2 is based on the work done in Task 7.2.

Quality assurance plan

A document defining quality management practices for example setting criteria for how and by whom the project deliverables will be reviewed prior to submissionD102 is based on the work done in Task 103

Procedure for quality management

Methods and procedure described and tested in pilot project. Results will fed to T2.1, T3.3 and T5.1–T5.3.D4.1 is based on the work done in Task 4.1.

Document on legal and technical requirements for reuse planning and building permits

A document in aid of project planning employing reused concrete elements.D8.2 is based on the work done in Task 8.2.

Properties and quality of deconstructed components for pilot projects ensured

Testing methods described in T4.3 and T4.4 will be used to ensure elements for reuse. The documentation of the necessary test will be fed to T5.4.D4.2 is based on the work done in Tasks 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4.

BIM-Based pre-deconstructon audit process

Guidelines are given for the structure content and procedures of a predeconstruction audit when component reuse is the ultimate aim while implementing a BIM approach The recommendations focus on the preharvesting processes and linking elements to their taxonomic data ie WP 1 data and their individual properties ie data from the current WP and WP 4D21 is based on the work done in Task 21

Guide for coalition building

The policy processes that the actors face during the implementation of the pilot projects are identified through document analysis and interviews with policy makers. Consequently, a guide on important policy-making considerations for planning reused concrete elements in building projects is created. D8.1 is based on the work done in Task 8.1.

Real-life deconstruction pilots

At least three real-life deconstruction pilots (FI, DE, NL) – in SE, deconstruction may take partly place on company funding prior to the beginning of the ReCreate project. The pilot has been successfully implemented when the elements have been deconstructed from the donor building.D2.3 is based on the work done in Task 2.3.

Presentation video and aminations

Presentation video and aminations are created.D9.3 is based on the work done in Task 9.3.

Diagram of building, component and connector typologies

A visualisation of the order of precast concrete elements at three different scales of building, component, and connector. The diagrams describe and become a way of identifying which system a component belongs to. It also identifies the prevalence of characteristics in precast systems by building, component or connector types.D1.2 is based on the work done in Task 1.2.

Data management plan

Data management plan for the project is createdD104 is based on the work done in Task 105

Project logo, visual identity and website

Project logo visual identity and website are createdD92 is based on the work done in Task 92

Publications

ReCreate : Deconstruction and reuse instead of demolition and waste

Author(s): Stenberg, Erik; Hernandez Vargas, José; Huuhka, Satu
Published in: ARQ (Santiago), Issue 112, 2022, Page(s) 84-95, ISSN 0717-6996
Publisher: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Escuela de Arquitectura
DOI: 10.4067/s0717-69962022000300084

Modelling Precast Concrete for a Circular Economy in the Built Environment

Author(s): Arlind Dervishaj, Arianna Fonsati, José Hernández Vargas, Kjartan Gudmundsson
Published in: Digital Design Reconsidered - Proceedings of the 41st Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2023) - Volume 2, Graz, 20-22 September 2023, Issue 41, 2023, Page(s) 177–186
Publisher: Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
DOI: 10.52842/conf.ecaade.2023.2.177

Designing with recovered precast concrete elements

Author(s): Thijs Lambrechts, Fred Mudge, Simon Wijte, Patrick Teuffel
Published in: Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems: Proceedings of the 8th international symposium on life-cycle civil engineering (IALCCE 2023), 2-6 JULY, 2023, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy., 2023, Page(s) 165-171, ISBN 9781003323020
Publisher: CRC Press

Quality assurance process for reuse of building components

Author(s): Aapo Räsänen and Jukka Lahdensivu
Published in: Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems: Proceedings of the 8th international symposium on life-cycle civil engineering (IALCCE 2023), 2-6 JULY, 2023, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy., 2023, Page(s) 142-148, ISBN 9781003323020
Publisher: CRC Press.

Reuse innovation in construction industry: Value creation and the ecosystem

Author(s): Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Lauri Alkki, Linnea Harala, Mari Riuttala
Published in: Proceedings of ISPIM Connects Valencia: Reconnect, Rediscover, Reimagine, 2021, ISBN 978-952-335-691-7
Publisher: The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM)

Enabling reuse of prefabricated concrete components through multiple tracking technologies and digital twins

Author(s): Arlind Dervishaj, José Hernández Vargas, Kjartan Gudmundsson
Published in: Proceedings of the 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference, 2023, ISBN 978-0-701702-73-1
Publisher: European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3)
DOI: 10.35490/ec3.2023.220

Industrial ecosystem renewal towards circularity to achieve the benefits of reuse - Learning from circular construction

Author(s): Linnea Harala; Lauri Alkki; Leena Aarikka-Stenroos; Ahmad Al-Najjar; Tove Malmqvist
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Issue 389, 2023, Page(s) 135885, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.135885

How building component reuse creates economic value – Identifying value capture determinants from a case study

Author(s): Mari Riuttala, Linnea Harala, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Satu Huuhka
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Issue 443, 2024, Page(s) 141112, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141112

Policy tensions in demolition: Dutch social housing and circularity

Author(s): Paul Jonker-Hoffrén
Published in: Buildings and Cities, Issue 4(1), 2023, Page(s) 405–421, ISSN 2632-6655
Publisher: Ubiquity Press
DOI: 10.5334/bc.305

From LCA to circular design: A comparative study of digital tools for the built environment

Author(s): Arlind Dervishaj; Kjartan Gudmundsson
Published in: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Issue 200, 2023, Page(s) 107291, ISSN 0921-3449
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107291

Customer-perceived value in the circular economy: A multidimensional framework

Author(s): Mikko Sairanen, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Jenni Kaipainen
Published in: Industrial Marketing Management, Issue 117, 2024, Page(s) 321-343, ISSN 0019-8501
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2024.01.006

ReCreating the Construction Sector for Circularity: Catalysing the reuse of prefabricated concrete elements

Author(s): Satu Huuhka, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Jukka Lahdensivu, Paul Jonker-Hoffrén, Viktoria Arnold, Erik Stenberg, Rijk Blok, Kjartan Gudmundsson, Patrick Teuffel, Angelika Mettke
Published in: The Routledge Handbook of Catalysts for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 2023, Page(s) 42-66, ISBN 9781003267492
Publisher: Routledge
DOI: 10.4324/9781003267492-4

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