Reusing precast concrete for a circular economy

Informazioni relative al progetto

ReCreate

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 958200

DOI

10.3030/958200

Data della firma CE 7 Maggio 2021

Data di avvio 1 Aprile 2021

Data di completamento 30 Settembre 2026

Finanziato da

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

Costo totale

€ 14 050 901,24

Contributo UE

€ 12 494 045,02

Coordinato da

TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR
Finland

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Risultati finali

Documents, reports (10)

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.

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (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.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

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.

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data management plan

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

Other (1)

Project logo, visual identity and website

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

Pubblicazioni

Conference proceedings (10)

Value Creation in Component Reuse Circular Business Model Innovations

Autori: Mikko Sairanen, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Andrea Urbinati, Fatima Khitous
Pubblicato in: Proceedings of XXXIV ISPIM Innovation Conference: Innovation and Circular Economy. Ljubljana, Slovenia. June 4-7, 2023., 2023, ISBN 9789526506937
Editore: International Society for Professional Innovation Management ISPIM

Cities as Local Governments Fostering the Circular Economy in the Construction Sector – Unravelling the Key Actions and Operational Roles of Cities Through a Multiple-Case Study

Autori: Lauri Alkki, Johanna Alakerttula, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos
Pubblicato in: Circular Building Sector Conference (CBSC 2025), 2025, Pagina/e 108-121
Editore: LTH Profile Area: Circular Building Sector
DOI: 10.52202/080684-0012

Modelling Precast Concrete for a Circular Economy in the Built Environment

Autori: Arlind Dervishaj, Arianna Fonsati, José Hernández Vargas, Kjartan Gudmundsson
Pubblicato 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, Numero 41, 2023, Pagina/e 177–186
Editore: Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
DOI: 10.52842/conf.ecaade.2023.2.177

Digital workflow to support the reuse of precast concrete and estimate the climate benefit

Autori: Arlind Dervishaj, Kjartan Gudmundsson, Tove Malmqvist
Pubblicato in: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Numero 1402, 2024, Pagina/e 012026, ISSN 1755-1307
Editore: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1402/1/012026

Designing with recovered precast concrete elements

Autori: Thijs Lambrechts, Fred Mudge, Simon Wijte, Patrick Teuffel
Pubblicato 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, Pagina/e 165-171, ISBN 9781003323020
Editore: CRC Press

Treatment of Uncertainties in the Semi-Probabilistic Design of Precast Concrete Structures with Reclaimed Elements

Autori: Ben Matthews, Jilke R.W. Donkervoort, Diego Allaix, Marcel W.F. Vullings, Simon N.M. Wijte
Pubblicato in: 20th fib Symposium Proceedings in Christchurch - 2024, New Zealand: ReConStruct - Resilient Concrete Structures, Numero 67, 2024, Pagina/e 847-858
Editore: fib

An Ontology for the Reuse and Tracking of Prefabricated Building Components

Autori: Elshani, Diellza; Dervishaj, Arlind; Hernández, Daniel; Gudmundsson, Kjartan; Staab, Steffen; Wortmann, Thomas
Pubblicato in: Proceedings - The 2nd International Workshop on Knowledge Graphs for Sustainability (KG4S 2024), Hersonissos, Greece, May 27th, 2024: colocated with the 21st Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2024), 2024, Pagina/e 53-64
Editore: RWTH Aachen University

Quality assurance process for reuse of building components

Autori: Aapo Räsänen and Jukka Lahdensivu
Pubblicato 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, Pagina/e 142-148, ISBN 9781003323020
Editore: CRC Press.
DOI: 10.1201/9781003323020

Reuse innovation in construction industry: Value creation and the ecosystem

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

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

Autori: Arlind Dervishaj, José Hernández Vargas, Kjartan Gudmundsson
Pubblicato 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
Editore: European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3)
DOI: 10.35490/ec3.2023.220

Non-peer reviewed articles (1)

ReCreate : Deconstruction and reuse instead of demolition and waste

Autori: Stenberg, Erik; Hernandez Vargas, José; Huuhka, Satu
Pubblicato in: ARQ (Santiago), Numero 112, 2022, Pagina/e 84-95, ISSN 0717-6996
Editore: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Escuela de Arquitectura
DOI: 10.4067/s0717-69962022000300084

Peer reviewed articles (12)

Stock, flow and reuse potential of precast concrete in Swedish residential buildings: Embodied carbon assessment

Autori: Ahmad Al-Najjar, Tove Malmqvist, Erik Stenberg, Mattias Höjer
Pubblicato in: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Numero 218, 2025, Pagina/e 108229, ISSN 0921-3449
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108229

Advancing Non-Destructive Concrete Compressive Strength Estimation: Large-Scale Datasets and Machine Learning Framework

Autori: Benjamin Matthews, Diego Allaix, Simon Wijte, Marcel Vullings
Pubblicato in: NDT & E International, 2025, Pagina/e 103549, ISSN 0963-8695
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2025.103549

Digital Technologies Enabling Component Reuse in Circular Value Chains: Using Digital Twin, Internet of Things and Robots in Construction and Manufacturing Sectors

Autori: Prabhat Kiran Thakuri, Lauri Alkki, Leena Aarikka‐Stenroos
Pubblicato in: R&D Management, Numero 55, 2025, Pagina/e 1161-1216, ISSN 0033-6807
Editore: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/radm.12744

Embodied carbon saving of reusing concrete elements in new buildings: A Swedish pilot study

Autori: Ahmad Al-Najjar, Tove Malmqvist
Pubblicato in: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Numero 212, 2024, Pagina/e 107930, ISSN 0921-3449
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107930

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

Autori: Linnea Harala; Lauri Alkki; Leena Aarikka-Stenroos; Ahmad Al-Najjar; Tove Malmqvist
Pubblicato in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Numero 389, 2023, Pagina/e 135885, ISSN 0959-6526
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.135885

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

Autori: Mari Riuttala, Linnea Harala, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Satu Huuhka
Pubblicato in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Numero 443, 2024, Pagina/e 141112, ISSN 0959-6526
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141112

Projects as drivers of sustainability: How the adoption of the reuse principle affects the front-end of a construction project

Autori: Matias Rokio, Tuomas Ahola, Lauri Alkki, Matias Ståhle
Pubblicato in: International Journal of Project Management, Numero 42, 2024, Pagina/e 102647, ISSN 0263-7863
Editore: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2024.102647

Policy tensions in demolition: Dutch social housing and circularity

Autori: Paul Jonker-Hoffrén
Pubblicato in: Buildings and Cities, Numero 4(1), 2023, Pagina/e 405–421, ISSN 2632-6655
Editore: Ubiquity Press
DOI: 10.5334/bc.305

A digital workflow for assessing lifespan, carbonation, and embodied carbon of reusing concrete in buildings

Autori: Arlind Dervishaj, Tove Malmqvist, Johan Silfwerbrand, Kjartan Gudmundsson
Pubblicato in: Journal of Building Engineering, Numero 96, 2024, Pagina/e 110536, ISSN 2352-7102
Editore: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2024.110536

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

Autori: Arlind Dervishaj; Kjartan Gudmundsson
Pubblicato in: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Numero 200, 2023, Pagina/e 107291, ISSN 0921-3449
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107291

Sufficient number of core samples and method to determine compressive strength of in‐use and reclaimed concrete elements

Autori: Aapo Räsänen, Anssi Laaksonen, Jukka Lahdensivu
Pubblicato in: Structural Concrete, 2025, ISSN 1464-4177
Editore: Ernst und Sohn
DOI: 10.1002/suco.70139

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

Autori: Mikko Sairanen, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Jenni Kaipainen
Pubblicato in: Industrial Marketing Management, Numero 117, 2024, Pagina/e 321-343, ISSN 0019-8501
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2024.01.006

Book chapters (1)

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

Autori: Satu Huuhka, Leena Aarikka-Stenroos, Jukka Lahdensivu, Paul Jonker-Hoffrén, Viktoria Arnold, Erik Stenberg, Rijk Blok, Kjartan Gudmundsson, Patrick Teuffel, Angelika Mettke
Pubblicato in: The Routledge Handbook of Catalysts for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 2023, Pagina/e 42-66, ISBN 9781003267492
Editore: Routledge
DOI: 10.4324/9781003267492-4