Speakers
Description
Our research focuses on the reutilization of construction materials and how we could foster growth in this sector. It deals with the specific case of the reuse sector around Strasbourg, France, providing a comprehensive overview of the local landscape. Indeed, the research was conducted in partnership with the School of Architecture of Strasbourg, the City of Strasbourg, and an engineering consultant specializing in circular building. The local stakeholders play a crucial role in developing this practice, there is a pressing need to structure, consolidate and communicate about innovative projects.
To encourage those innovative projects, we gave particular attention to analyzing feedbacks from pilot projects. In addition to the interview with the key local stakeholders, a literature review focusing on assessment of circularity in buildings has been carried out. Through a methodology developed in a separate scientific paper, we selected 10 key indicators adapted to the area to measure the circularity of a building, focusing mostly on social, environmental, and economic aspects of the project. Thanks to these indicators, a numerical tool has been developed to calculate the relevant data concerning the circularity of the project, creating analyzed feedback of the construction, that could be compared to other initiatives through time. Five of those indicators has been implemented in this tool, although suggestions have been made to cover more topics. Moreover, in the future, it could be transformed into a decision-making tool.
This device aims to promote reuse initiatives and encourage the launch of new pilot projects; it suggests a report of the circularity thought criteria adapted to the maturity of the sector at a local scale. This tool will help the structuration of the reuse sector around Strasbourg.
| Keywords | Construction, Reuse, Circular Economy, Strasbourg, Tool, Evaluation |
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| Topics | Circular Economy |
