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SUMMARY:Structural Design for Delayed Obsolescence - Corentin Fivet\, Scho
 ol of Architecture\, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC)\,EPFL
DTSTART:20200131T150000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Maria Marques de Carvalho
DESCRIPTION:Structural designers’ efforts to reduce environmental impact
 s traditionally consist of developing systems that minimise material quant
 ities or use low-impact materials. A third strategy is currently (re)emerg
 ing: the reuse of structural components over multiple service lives and in
  new layouts. Still in its infancy\, this circular economy strategy disrup
 ts structural design practice in many ways: rather than manufacturing comp
 onents after the design of a system\, the system is synthesised from a giv
 en stock of reclaimed components\; versatility\, reversibility and transfo
 rmability become hard requirements for all loadbearing systems and compone
 nts\; costs\, performance and environmental assessments span multiple serv
 ice lifecycles. There is consequently a sudden lack of expertise\, design 
 tools\, technological solutions and relevant metrics. This talk reviews re
 cent research developments made by the Structural Xploration Lab (EPFL) in
  the field.\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Civil Engineering Building\, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a.
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