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Amid escalating concerns over CO2 emissions, resource depletion, and waste generation in construction, reusing building elements from obsolete structures presents a sustainable solution. This paper critically reviews 21 procedures used in Europe and the Un ...

This study examines the persistent, though often overlooked, practice of material reuse in francophone Switzerland, exploring advertisements from 1851 to 1968 that illustrate a continuous and practical approach to reclaiming construction materials. These a ...

This study delves into how the perception of levers and barriers for building element reuse evolves over time as individuals and practices gain experience on this topic. Three periods of business development are compared: the genesis of practice; the curre ...

Buildings are being demolished sooner and sooner after their construction. Regrettably this trend shows no signs of being reversed anytime soon. Demolition activities are driven today by real estate developments fueled by investment logics and rapidly chan ...

This paper presents a standardized assessment method to evaluate the reuse potential of building components, addressing the construction industry's need for sustainable resource management. The procedure relies on basic data about the assessed building, wi ...

Predicting the availability and quantities of reusable components and recyclable materials is one of the challenges of a wider implementation of circular economy practices in construction. A detailed knowledge of the composition of past and current buildin ...

This paper reflects on the pedagogy used for a series of student workshops on building with reused materials at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and presents the results of its 7 th edition, which focused on floor systems. During these w ...

This study delves into the intricacies of building element reuse practices in North America, spanning the genesis, current practices, and future projections of the initiatives. Using a semi-structured interview method, 35 stakeholders representing diverse ...

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Analysis and Synthesis of Existing Procedures Used to Determine the Reuse Potential of Building Elements

The persistent practice of reuse in the modern era: A survey of francophone advertising in Switzerland from 1851 to 1968

How Gained Experience Influences Perceived Levers and Barriers of Reuse Practices: Learning from North Americans

Reading the existing: What discarded materials bring to the project

A standardized method to assess the reuse potential of building components

An extensive database of Swiss building structures to predict the availability of materials and components

Pedagogy of an interdisciplinary, hands-on workshop to design and build floor systems with reused materials

Learning from North Americans: barriers and levers to reuse from practitioners' experiences