Rose, Colin M;
Breidenbach, Jonas;
Quinn, Patrick;
Stegemann, Julia A;
(2025)
Pilot Project: Modular Construction with Secondary Materials in a Circular Economy.
In:
Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment.
(pp. pp. 3789-3798).
World Conference On Timber Engineering
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Abstract
Earlier research has shown the technical feasibility of using secondary timber, recovered from demolition, as feedstock for the manufacture of mass timber. This paper outlines the state of play in ëmass secondary timberí (MST) from a research and practice perspective. It describes a recent pilot project, in which we applied our MST research in the context of a case study modular building. Timber has been gathered that would otherwise have entered demolition waste streams. Instead, it has been prepared for reuse and manufactured into structural ëglued-laminated secondary timberí (glulamST) and ëcross-laminated secondary timberí (CLST). The components are developed as a kit-of-parts that can be adapted for application to other building typologies, and are designed for disassembly, upgrade and future reuse. The pilot is in itself reusable; the paper showcases its appearance at four locations between July 2024 and March 2025. Based on our experiences from carrying out the case study, we discuss the stages of physical processing, the pilotís impact, and reflect on the steps needed to scale this innovation to an industrial level.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Pilot Project: Modular Construction with Secondary Materials in a Circular Economy |
| Event: | 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2025 (WCTE 2025) |
| Dates: | 22 Jun 2025 - 26 Jun 2025 |
| ISBN-13: | 9798331320904 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.52202/080513-0463 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0463 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Reuse, industrial upcycling, mass secondary timber, CLT, localised supply chains |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10210949 |
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