Description
This session will focus on the concept of "design by availability" as a strategy to reduce carbon emissions. The study analyzes the reuse supply chain and market for projects in California. It uses data visualization to highlight the amount of wasted materials and the carbon impact of disposal. The goal was to create a better workflow to identify reusable materials and integrate this data into design software in order to promote circularity—minimizing waste while encouraging the use of renewable, recyclable resources. The study proposes to embed architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) design technology tools into the process, enabling material inventories to provide early evaluations of a project's environmental impact. Additionally, automation workflows can inform the degree to which design solutions can minimize extraction and waste in favor of sustainable materials, opening up the possibility for expanding professional services.
Key Learnings
- Learn about analyzing the impact of reusing materials, through technology and related ecosystems.
- Discover how automated material inventories in design can be used to assess circularity.
- Learn about implementing technology to evaluate material circularity in the early design phase to minimize waste and promote reusable resources.
- Discover ways to conduct analysis, collect qualitative data, and perform quantitative data collection.