Examining building deconstruction: Introducing a holistic index to evaluate the ease of disassembly

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dc.article.number108215
dc.catalogadorcarga
dc.contributor.authorHernandez Lopez Hector Enrique
dc.contributor.authorDiaz L.
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez-Grau G.
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-30T11:00:51Z
dc.date.available2025-08-30T11:00:51Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstract© 2025 Elsevier B.V.The construction industry faces significant environmental challenges, with 35 % of global construction and demolition waste ending up untreated in landfills and <9 % of materials reused worldwide. Industrialized and circular construction approaches hold promise for sustainability, especially by promoting building designs for easier disassembly and material recovery. However, assessing building deconstruction potential remains challenging, exacerbated by the interchangeable use of disassembly-related terms, leading to misunderstandings of deconstruction and its measurement. This study addresses these issues by proposing a Disassembly Ease Index (DEI) based on seventeen key variables identified through a comprehensive literature review. The DEI, tested in a case study, was found to be sensitive to factors such as connection types, required disassembly tools, and deconstruction methods, all of which significantly influence value retention options like reuse. The research not only clarifies deconstruction terminology and confirms the relationship between more industrialized, circular designs and greater disassembly efficiency but also offers a practical tool for assessing the deconstruction potential of buildings.
dc.description.funderAgencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
dc.description.funderFONDECYT
dc.description.funderFONDECYT
dc.format.extent2 páginas
dc.fuente.origenScopus
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108215
dc.identifier.eissn1466-4372
dc.identifier.issn18790658 09213449
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:85219740408
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108215
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/105413
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001444628700001
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Construcción Civil; Hernandez Lopez Hector Enrique; 0000-0003-4031-4023; 130974
dc.issue.numero1
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido parcial
dc.pagina.final63
dc.pagina.inicio55
dc.publisherBloomsbury Publishing Plc.
dc.relation.ispartof21st Annual Conference of the International-Society-for-Environmental-Epidemiology, AUG 25-29, 2009, Dublin, IRELAND
dc.revistaResources, Conservation and Recycling
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectBuilding deconstruction
dc.subjectDeconstruction review
dc.subjectDFMAD
dc.subjectDisassembly indicator
dc.subjectIndustrialized construction
dc.subjectReversible design
dc.subject.ddc610
dc.subject.deweyMedicina y saludes_ES
dc.subject.ods03 Good health and well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleExamining building deconstruction: Introducing a holistic index to evaluate the ease of disassembly
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen218
sipa.codpersvinculados130974
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sipa.trazabilidadWOS-SCOPUS;2025-08-30
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