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Resources for circular architecture

An alphabetical overview of all resources

Tools

BCI Gebouw by BCI (evaluation of circularity of buildings) (in Dutch)

Business model innovation grid by Circular Flanders

Catalogus Secundaire en Gerecycleerde granulaten voor de bouw by WTCB, OCW, and OVAM (in Dutch)

Catalogus veranderingsgericht bouwen by OVAM (in Dutch)

CE Kompas (in Dutch) by Circular Flanders

CEvaluator by OVAM and VITO (Circular business plan) (in Dutch)

Circular Design Guide by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Circulator by VITO (Circular business models)

Design Qualities to Guide and Inspire Building Designers and Clients by VUB Architectural Engineering

GRO by Het Facilitair Bedrijf (in Dutch)

Level(s) by the European Commission

Madaster

NIBE Environmental Classifications (impact of materials)

OneClick LCA

Partnership Methodology & Toolkit by Circular Regions

Scholen voor de toekomst, bouwen voor een circulaire economie (in Dutch) by VUB Architectural Engineering and Groep Van Roey

TOTEM by OVAM, Brussels Environment and the Public Service of Wallonia (environmental impact of buildings)

Scientific literature

Cambier, C. et al. 2021. Expandable Houses: An Explorative Life Cycle Cost Analysis  

Galle, W. 2016. Scenario based life cycle costing (Doctoral dissertation)

Hertoghs, P. et al. 2019. Quantifying the Generality and Adaptability of Building Layouts Using Weighted Graphs: The SAGA Method

Honic et al. 2019. Data- and stakeholder management framework for the implementation of BIM-based Material Passports

Leising, E. et al. 2018. Circular Economy in the building sector: Three cases and a collaboration tool

Munaro et al. 2021. Materials passport's review: challenges and opportunities toward a circular economy building sector

Nußholz, J. 2020. Circular Business Model Design (Doctoral dissertation)

Sanchez, B. et al. 2020. A selective disassembly multi-objective optimization approach for adaptive reuse of building components

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Platforms on circular economy 

Circubuild

Green Deal Circular Building Circular Flanders 

The Sustainability Guide by Interreg Baltic Sea Region

UK Green Building Council

CRAVEzero

CB'23

European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform

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Material sharing platforms

Batiterre (material sharing platform)

Insert Marktplaats (material sharing platform)

Opalis (platform to purchase reused compenents)

Werflink (material sharing platform)

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Exemplary cases platforms

Ecobouwers

Guide sustainable buildings in Brussels

Circubuild casestudies

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Policy

Beleid duurzame overheidsopdrachten – Vlaamse Overheid

Public procurement for a better environment – European Commission

Duurzame overheidsopdrachten – Belgian Government 

Circular Economy Action Plan - European Commission

 

Demolition follow-up mandatory as of summer 2022 in Belgium

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Other reports and documents

Buildings, a dynamic environment by VUB Architectural Engineering 

Circular Economy in the Built Environment by ARUP

Vademecum on circular building by Brussels Environment (in Dutch)

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