1. ARTICLE: Circular demolition 📜
Desirée Bernhardt
Dimitri Bak
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In the current "linear" construction chain, raw materials are extracted, transformed into building materials and products, used, and at the end of the life cycle, scrapped and considered waste. A model of "take-make-waste. In this model, demolishing buildings at the end of the chain mainly means a loss of raw materials.At best, a low-grade form of recycling for materials and a loss of value. Circular demolition differs from traditional demolition by its focus on harvesting materials (and thus preserving value), rather than removing a structure at the lowest possible cost within a tight schedule. By taking time and space to dismantle buildings and remove and dispose of streams separately, circular demolition and high-value reuse can make a positive contribution to a circular building economy.
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Desirée Bernhardt
Senior policy advisor circular economy (R&D)
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