Ecosystems of reuse in construction: Development of support media to stimulate the reuse of constructive elements

The aim of this project is to develop a tool to accompany and stimulate the reuse of constructive elements in the built environment. This media, in the form of a plug-in for design and modeling tools, will raise awareness, accompany and facilitate the implementation of reuse strategies in the field of built assets. The project aims to address the challenges faced by designers in planning, specifying and monitoring constructive elements in a more global context of reuse and the circular economy. Led by the GRIDD research team at ÉTS, the project will be carried out in partnership with two industrial partners, the architectural firms Aedifica and Provencher_Roy, and researchers from the Université Catholique de Louvain with leading-edge expertise in reuse and the circular economy. The expected results of the project are the prototyping of a tool enabling designers to introduce and validate reuse strategies in the design of built solutions.