Re-NetTA. Re-Manufacturing Networks for Tertiary Architectures
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4 Methodology
In order to define process innovations (in terms of new relationships between stakeholders, new supply chain networks, new methods of construction-use-disassembly
and new organizational, operative and business models) related to re-manufacturing
and reuse in the context of the transformation/renewal of buildings for the tertiary sector (offices, accommodation facilities, exhibition facilities, retail, temporary shops),
the project follows a structured methodological approach characterized by crosssectoral collaboration and cross-fertilization, starting from the skills and knowledge
that characterize three Disciplinary Scientific Sectors DSS) (Technology of Architecture and Building construction; Management and Industrial Engineering; Industrial
Design and Communication) and the European Research Council (ERC) sector Sustainable Design and Eco-design.
The research is developed according to five phases, namely (Table 1):
– Phase 1. Best practices of Re-* (use, manufacturing) and transferable key criteria
to the construction sector
– Phase 2. Field test and stakeholders’ identification
– Phase 3. Framework of models, rules, and procedures for re-manufacturing of
building components
– Phase 4. Pilot Network for Re-manufacturing and validation
– Phase 5. Management and dissemination
In particular, Table 1 shows the articulation of the research in these phases, highlighting their tasks and actions.
In each stage of the research, both DSS and ERC disciplines collaborate, firstly,
adopting methods appropriate to each discipline and, secondarily, fertilizing them in
a continuous discussion between the different disciplinary approaches. The outputs
of each phase are shared among the different disciplinary approaches through the
continuous cross-fertilization during the whole research duration. The research also
involves crucial stakeholders (Real estate owners, designers, building components
manufactures, construction firms, facility managers, SMEs associations, demolition
companies, users, etc.) in order to deepen specific issues and validate the outputs of
the project.
5 Framework of Models, Rules and Procedures
for Re-Manufacturing and Reuse of Building
Components
The final outcome of the research is a framework of models, rules, and procedures
for re-manufacturing and reuse of building components, articulated in:
– Definition of the most suitable applications of “re-hierarchy” (re-manufacturing,
recondition, repurpose, reuse, and repair) categories to the construction sector;
309
4 Methodology
In order to define process innovations (in terms of new relationships between stakeholders, new supply chain networks, new methods of construction-use-disassembly
and new organizational, operative and business models) related to re-manufacturing
and reuse in the context of the transformation/renewal of buildings for the tertiary sector (offices, accommodation facilities, exhibition facilities, retail, temporary shops),
the project follows a structured methodological approach characterized by crosssectoral collaboration and cross-fertilization, starting from the skills and knowledge
that characterize three Disciplinary Scientific Sectors DSS) (Technology of Architecture and Building construction; Management and Industrial Engineering; Industrial
Design and Communication) and the European Research Council (ERC) sector Sustainable Design and Eco-design.
The research is developed according to five phases, namely (Table 1):
– Phase 1. Best practices of Re-* (use, manufacturing) and transferable key criteria
to the construction sector
– Phase 2. Field test and stakeholders’ identification
– Phase 3. Framework of models, rules, and procedures for re-manufacturing of
building components
– Phase 4. Pilot Network for Re-manufacturing and validation
– Phase 5. Management and dissemination
In particular, Table 1 shows the articulation of the research in these phases, highlighting their tasks and actions.
In each stage of the research, both DSS and ERC disciplines collaborate, firstly,
adopting methods appropriate to each discipline and, secondarily, fertilizing them in
a continuous discussion between the different disciplinary approaches. The outputs
of each phase are shared among the different disciplinary approaches through the
continuous cross-fertilization during the whole research duration. The research also
involves crucial stakeholders (Real estate owners, designers, building components
manufactures, construction firms, facility managers, SMEs associations, demolition
companies, users, etc.) in order to deepen specific issues and validate the outputs of
the project.
5 Framework of Models, Rules and Procedures
for Re-Manufacturing and Reuse of Building
Components
The final outcome of the research is a framework of models, rules, and procedures
for re-manufacturing and reuse of building components, articulated in:
– Definition of the most suitable applications of “re-hierarchy” (re-manufacturing,
recondition, repurpose, reuse, and repair) categories to the construction sector;