Print Email Facebook Twitter Circular and Flexible Indoor Partitioning Title Circular and Flexible Indoor Partitioning: A Design Conceptualization of Innovative Materials and Value Chains Author Geldermans, Bob (TU Delft Climate Design and Sustainability) Tenpierik, M.J. (TU Delft Building Physics) Luscuere, P (TU Delft Building Services) Date 2019 Abstract This article sheds light on the materialization and operation of residential partitioning wall components in relation to circular and flexible performance. The hypothesis is twofold: (1) A stronger integration of materialization and operation aspects is indispensable in establishing sustainable value-models, and (2) recent innovations, concerning the reversibility of material connections, will help disrupting the status-quo in that respect. Attention is drawn to renewable natural fibre composites (NFC), reversible adhesives, and biodegradable insulation materials. After a background sketch regarding the notion of time, change, and material circularity in design and planning, the housing challenge in the Amsterdam metropolitan area (AMA, the Netherlands) is described. Next, a design conceptualization stage is introduced, informed by two methods and tools in particular: Circ-Flex assessment, and activity-based spatial material flow analysis. Results of the conceptualization stage are presented regarding materialization and operation, culminating in Circ-Flex partitioning components, more specifically: Side panels and insulation. It was found that NFC can tackle current issues relating, most prominently, to circularity performance. Associated modifications in the value-chain occur, above all, in raw material sourcing, manufacturing, reutilization logistics, and data-sharing. The outcomes are valid for multiple building components other than indoor partitioning, such as kitchens and furniture, but also insulation—and interior side-sheeting—of walls and roofs in energy-renovations. Subject circular economyopen buildingflexible designpartitioningnatural fiber composites To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:253f09da-d691-457c-981e-5328a18b7dab DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings9090194 ISSN 2075-5309 Source Buildings, 9 (9) Bibliographical note This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Development of Buildings: Design, Construction, Quality Inspection, Operation Management Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2019 Bob Geldermans, M.J. Tenpierik, P Luscuere Files PDF buildings_09_00194.pdf 1.35 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:253f09da-d691-457c-981e-5328a18b7dab/datastream/OBJ/view