Digital Solutions for a Circular Facade Economy: A conceptual framework for a Facade's Product Passport to Facilitate decision making at its End of Service(EoS)

In the Dutch government attempting to become fully circular 2050, VMRG, a Dutch Metal Façade Association, has initiated several pilot projects. Two of the most prominent ones are Cirlinq, an asset management platform for documenting building facades, and FaSA (Façade Service Applicate), a collective of stakeholders aiming to use drones and image...

The Circular Procurement Tool: Procurement method to stimulate circular facade systems in mid-rise residential buildings in the Netherlands

The ambition of the Netherlands is to have a fully circular economy by 2050.<br/>One of the steps to achieve this ambition is that in 2030 the tenders should have<br/>circular ambitions at all governmental levels. However, at the moment, there are<br/>insufficient tools for the municipality to make the practical implications of these<br/...

Circular façades: Investigatig the design and assessment of circular façades

A transition towards a circular economy is proposed by initiators like the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and architect Thomas Rau, in order to preserve and enhance natural capital, optimise resource yields, and minimise system risks. A circular economy seeks to ultimately decouple global economic development from the consumption of non-renewable...

Façade Reverse Logistics: Achieving circularity by application of reverse logistics strategies for curtain walls & window wall façade constructions

If the Netherlands wants to achieve its goal of being completely circular by 2050 (Berkel, Delahaye, &amp; Faasdreef, 2019), radical solutions must take place. Implementing a circular economy is a challenge, but it proves to be significant given the rate at which resources are being consumed. Designing is one of the most important tasks to...

From Product to Product-Service System: The Demarcation of Producer Responsibilities in the Transition from Linear to Circular Service System

Context - In the construction industry of today, buildings are seen as finished products rather than ongoing processes. The business model of facades as a product service system is a promising strategy to change these practices. A pilot project at Delft University of Technology sparks the interest of Alkondor Hengelo, to explore their tasks and...

The Future Building Envelope: Circular and Adaptive: A strategy for designing demountable unitized curtain walls, with an application on 4 adaptive concepts

This report includes all the research conducted during the last phase of the Master of Science Building Engineering within the faculty of Civil Engineering. The main aim is to form a strategy for designing demountable unitized curtain walls; one that could actually be used in practice by future engineers and architects. This is why this...