04 · Academic · Research
Material Circularity
Examining the role of lifecycle assessment (LCA) and circularity in the design of a five-story residential building.
- Category
- Academic · Research
- Location
- Ithaca, NY
- Year
- Jan – May 2024
- Role
- Research · Lifecycle assessment · Reporting
- Advisor
- Felix Heisel
Through the development of a Material and Building Circularity Report, the project quantifies embodied carbon, material recovery potential, and resource efficiency across the building's major components.
Overview
The study demonstrates how data-driven environmental analysis can inform architectural design, enabling more resilient, low-carbon buildings that embrace circular-economy principles from conception through to end-of-life.
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