Ockenburgh Community Hotel

Master thesis (2018)

Authors

D. Vu Hong Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

M. Parravicini Building Product Innovation - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
P.L. Tomesen (supervisor 2)
J. Jongert (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

05-07-2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Research abstract:The world steel demand and production are constantly growing parallelly to the world economic
growth. Even though steel is fully recyclable, there is still a vast amount of virgin production which put
tremendous pressure on the natural scarcity of natural resources. Steel recycling only mitigates the
impacts since it alone requires a significant amount of energy (including re-manufacturing process) and
it produces more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Therefore, assumptions suggest that the market
of reclaimed material will play a progressively more important role in the future. This research paper
presents the limitations which currently make the reuse scenario very unlikely to occur excluding
industrial uses which is a relatively narrow sector. Through this, it will investigate the relevance of onsitu frame structural reconfiguration as a potential alternative for demolishing steel frame buildings

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