Design for adaptability, disassembly and reuse – A review of reversible timber connection systems

Lisa Mareike Ottenhaus; Zidi Yan; Reinhard Brandner; Paola Leardini; Gerhard Fink; Robert Jockwer

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132823

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Design for adaptability, disassembly and reuse – A review of reversible timber connection systems

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Design for adaptability, disassembly and reuse – A review of reversible timber connection systems

Lisa Mareike Ottenhaus, Zidi Yan, Reinhard Brandner, Paola Leardini, Gerhard Fink and Robert Jockwer

Construction and Building Materials, Vol.400, pp.1-16

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132823

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Abstract

Circular Economy

design for disassembly

design for adaptability

timber buildings

reversible connections

The building and construction (B&C) industry remains one of the highest greenhouse gas emitting and resource intensive sectors globally. Despite the recent trend to use renewable carbon sequestering building materials, such as timber, a paradigm shift is needed to transition the B&C industry towards an ‘absolute zero’ circular economy. Design for adaptability (DfA) allows buildings and their components to remain in use for longer by responding to changing environmental conditions and occupant needs. This paper provides a review of design principles to enable adaptability for timber buildings through design for disassembly (DfD) and reuse, as well as a systematic review of reversible timber connection systems that enable DfA and DfD.

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Title: Design for adaptability, disassembly and reuse – A review of reversible timber connection systems
Authors: Lisa Mareike Ottenhaus (Corresponding Author) - The University of Queensland
Zidi Yan - The University of Queensland
Reinhard Brandner - Graz University of Technology
Paola Leardini - The University of Queensland
Gerhard Fink - Aalto University
Robert Jockwer - Chalmers University of Technology
Publication details: Construction and Building Materials, Vol.400, pp.1-16
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132823
ISSN: 1879-0526; 0950-0618
Copyright note: © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync/4.0/).
Grants: Offsite manufacture reimagined for high-performance adaptable housing, LP200301402, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Grant note: Faculty of Engineering, Architecture, and Information Technology (EAIT) and School of Civil Engineering of the University of Queensland, and Formas, the Swedish Research Council for sustainable development.
Organisation Unit: National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991113046102621
Output Type: Journal article

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