Material waste is the ‘dark side’ of renovation in construction and discarded materials and components potentially represent a triple capital related to economy, energy, and culture. The project explores, by devising and constructing 20 full-scale prototypes, new practices for high-level reuse of dismantled building components and materials at all product stages from sourcing to disassembly.
New commissions for products and methods confirm the commercial potential; LCAs confirm the assumption of environmental benefits of reuse; and the interest in prototypes and open-source dissemination of results will hopefully inspire the construction sector and users for further cultural development and implementation.
The Nordic Built Component Reuse project explores, by means of 1:1 mockup prototypes, new practices for reuse of dismantled building components and materials at all product stages - sourcing, rehabilitation, design integration, construction and marketing - resulting in visions of new ways to organize, tender and trade reused building components.
This project was funded as part of Nordic Built.