High-quality reuse of materials in the building sector: A Research into the possibilities for reuse of monolithic- and hollow core slab floors coming from office buildings with a construction date between 1970 and 1990 in the new construction of serial housing

Waste generation is one of the main environmental problems and is a result of the current linear economy. Materials/elements are used whereafter they are wasted which is a problem considering the finite material supply on earth. Therefore, the current linear economy needs to move towards a circular one in which materials are reused and thus kept...

Structural connections in circular concrete: A study about the connections between structural second-hand concrete elements

Several researches have been done in the last decade about the possibility to “give a new life” to the second-hand reinforced concrete elements of a certain building which has been (fully/partly) disassembled. However, not often the actual technical detailing of their reuse practice are addressed. This study is primarily focused on proposing the...