Decision support; Deconstruction; Design for Disassembly; Building connections; Circular buildings
Abstract :
[en] In architectural and construction practices, there is a need for decision-support systems that include disassembly evaluation in the early design and deconstruction stages of buildings. Despite the growth of simulation programs over the past decade, there are no ready-to-use applications for deconstruction potential evaluation. Furthermore, the majority of available tools focus on analyzing building environmental performance while ignoring the technical issues of connection disassembly. In this paper, an expert system has been developed to classify the connections in demountable buildings. The expert system was applied to case studies of newly constructed circular buildings to evaluate their disassembly potential. Disassembly criteria and barriers were identified by reviewing the literature. The fieldwork included the observation of more than 2500 connection systems in this circular building via standardized inspections. A statistical analysis of the disassembly barriers observed during these inspections was presented, and their most probable connections' ability to dismantle was evaluated. The interpretation of this data allowed the creation of an inventory of the measures to be implemented to ensure ease and quality of disassembly, helping the practicing engineer and the disassembly team in their practice. This proposed expert system is considered a first step toward a thorough understanding of the impact of Design for Disassembly criteria and barriers on circularity. Its development in the future will contribute to accurately forecasting the disassembly potential of buildings and material recoverability.
Disciplines :
Architecture
Author, co-author :
Al-Obaidy, Muheeb ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Urban and Environmental Engineering ; Sustainable building materials, Construction Department, Colruyt Group, 1500 Halle, Belgium
Carens, Hilde; Sustainable building materials, Construction Department, Colruyt Group, 1500 Halle, Belgium
Campain, Clémentine ; Sustainable Building Design Laboratory, Department. Urban And Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Université de Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium ; ENTPE, University of Lyon, 3 rue Maurice Audin, 69120 Vaulx-en-Velin, France
Giannasi, Enola ; EPF Graduate School of Engineering, 2 Rue Fernand Sastre, 10430, Rosières-près-Troyes, France
Mori, Maxime; EPF Graduate School of Engineering, 2 Rue Fernand Sastre, 10430, Rosières-près-Troyes, France
van Vliet, Mike; Alba Concepts and BCI Gebouw, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Attia, Shady ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Techniques de construction des bâtiments
Language :
English
Title :
Expert system for building disassembly potential evaluation and inspection
Publication date :
01 June 2025
Journal title :
Journal of Building Engineering
eISSN :
2352-7102
Publisher :
Elsevier
Volume :
103
Pages :
112148
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Development Goals :
11. Sustainable cities and communities 12. Responsible consumption and production
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