Environmental sustainability assessment for circular element construction of concrete structures (C02)

• Subject Area: Structural Engineering, Building Informatics and Construction Operation ; Architecture, Building and Construction History, Construction Research, Sustainable Building Technology
• Term: since 2025
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 523205694

In sub-project C02, a holistic methodology for the environmental sustainability assessment of reused concrete elements will be developed. This will enable environmental forecasts in the research of material-optimised secondary constructions in buildings as well as a multi-criteria evaluation of the respective component and the identification of combined sustainability criteria for evaluation models for classification. The aim is to utilise the potential of secondary resources while keeping an environmental sustainability in mind so that the developed construction approach, which takes advantage of reused concrete elements, in the end provides a better environmental footprint compared to traditional methods.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1683: Methods of interaction for the modular reuse of existing structures
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr.-Ing. Annette Hafner; Professor Dr.-Ing. Markus König