Design for adaption - making buildings ready for circular use and extended service life

Purpose and goal

The concept of design for adaption is to extend the service life of timber building to the maximum in several life cycles. Within the project the demand for design for adaption was identified, technical solutions for the implementation of adaptability have been summarized and tools and criteria for the sustainability impact assessment have been evaluated. The results of these activities have been summarized in a report for the project parties. The implementation of the results shall be demonstrated in a case study building in the future.

Expected results and effects

In the project the demand regarding adaptability of building was quantified in literature review and from interviews with experts and stakeholders. Different technical solutions to implement adaptability of the structure in buildings were summarized. The possibilities to assess the sustainability impact of the concept of adaptability and the availability of different quantification tools were evaluated. The results of this project enable to identify the right strategy to consider the concept of design for adaption for buildings such as the case study building in Göteborg.

Planned approach and implementation

Individual interviews with stakeholders and experts and review of scientific literature as well as reports and regulations served as the methods to identify the demand to apply design for adaption in the buildings. The potential technical solutions for the implementation of design for adaption were identified in literature reviews of existing relevant projects and other technical solutions. In interviews with stakeholders and from literature review the methods for the sustainability assessment and its indicators were evaluated.