CLARIFYING TERMINOLOGY FOR ASSESSING CIRCULARITY IN TIMBER CONSTRUCTION

The ecological benefits and functional properties of wood are crucial for the transformation of the building sector. Reuse maximises the ecological impact by maintaining the material cycle for as long as possible. To effectively assess the reversibility of structural building parts for reuse purposes, specific criteria and indicators are required. Although numerous publications in this field exist, the terminological inconsistency between (Design for) Disassembly and (Design for) Deconstruction complicates the precise thematic classification of current assessment and certification systems in mapping criteria for reusability. By analysing the conception of these terms, this paper creates a profound basis for developing explicit definitions, differences and correlations. For this purpose, the central terms of the subject area are documented and evaluated in an integrative literature review. The gained insights facilitate the evaluation of current assessment and certification systems for the reusability of structural building parts and elements of timber constructions.