1.
Towards a Circular Economy
Design for De-Construction
Martin Brown
Fairsnape
@fairsnape VanDusen Visitor Center, Vancouver

2.
“The Circular Economy involves a fundamental
rethinking of products, materials, systems and
commerce. It is not simply next-gen recycling”
The State of Green Business 2016
GreenBiz@fairsnape

3.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY THINKING
Encourages a natural closed loop system
which emulates natural flow, waste
becomes the ingredients for the next
product
Net Positive Waste
Conservation Plans not Waste Plans
Red List / Precautionary Principle
Design for De-Construction

4.
Material Passport
De-Construction Plans
BIM
Labeling of Connections
Quest University, Squamish, BC
ONE: Document materials and
methods for deconstruction.
@fairsnape

5.
Re-utilised more than 80%
of raw materials from other
structures. 80% have reuse
potential post building life.
Material Passports
Aliander HO, Netherlands
@fairsnape

6.
Consideration to future impact
Future human, ecological health
Future value
TWO: Select materials using the
Precautionary Principle
@fairsnape

7.
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, Whistler
Visually
Physically
Ergonomically
THREE: Design Connections that
are accessible …
@fairsnape

8.
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Centre for Interactive
Research on Sustainability,
UBC, Vancouver
Visible Connections
Living Building Challenge
LEED Platinum
CIRS, Vancouver
@fairsnape

9.
Binders, Glues, Sealers,
Increase future health ecological issues
Decrease future reuse potential
FOUR: Eliminate Chemical
Connections
@fairsnape

10.
Red List Compliant
No Toxic Materials
250 year design life
Living Building Challenge
Bullitt Centre, Seattle
@fairsnape

11.
Roof Structure, Rovereto, Italy
Bolted, screwed, nailed.
Standard palette of connections
Decrease future health ecological issues
Increase future reuse potential
FIVE: Use Mechanical
Connections
@fairsnape

12.
Modular Homes, BRE

13.
Improves component repair,
upgrade, reuse, recycling
SIX: Separate MEP Systems

14.
“This is the worst this building should
perform at for the rest of its life”
Enable Continuous Improvement
Kevin Hydes, Founder & CEO Intregal,
on awarding LEED Certificates as
USGBC Chair

15.
Workhouse Tools, Inglewhite Lancashire
Human scale components
Improves ease of repair and
replacement,
Maintains skill variety
SEVEN: Design to the Human

16.
StrawBale
Community Build
Living Building Challenge
Red List Material Free
Cement Free
Cuerdon Valley Park

17.
Simple forms, standard dimensions
Increases flexibility
Ease of future incremental construction and
/ or deconstruction
EIGHT: Simplicity of Structure
and Form

18.
Wood Buildings, Squamish BC

19.
Using materials and systems that
exhibit principles of modularity,
independence, and standardization to
facilitate reuse.
NINE: Interchangeability
Staircase, Hotel, Paris

20.
Baxall Construction
Streif Timber Modular System
Modular Off Site
Hankham School, Sussex
@fairsnape

21.
Access
Material Flow
Enable re-use
Improves renovation,
Improves disassembly risk and cost
TEN: Safe Deconstruction
@fairsnape

22.
Control of Substances
Hazardous to Health???
@fairsnape

23.
#futurestorative
@futuREstorative
fairsnape@gmail.com
@fairsnape
… addressing the
biological cycle
as well as
technical cycle …