Design for disassembly

Large quantities of construction and demolition waste are resulting in a significant burden on the Industry in general. Therefore new approaches in design and construction need to be found to increase recycling and reuse rates – design for deconstruction may contribute to an integral approach in construction.
This paper focuses Design for Deconstruction at end of life as an integral approach. It gives an overview of advantages and challenges and provides recommendations. It also gives examples of successful applications with an overview of possible environmental savings. Different materials, structural parts, elements and whole buildings are presented. In that, the Design for Deconstruction concept has been examined in the context of life cycle approaches to design and construction and the methodology and approach adopted in Design for Deconstruction has been assessed with reference to the key parameters.