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SUMMARY:Upcycling Structural Design – new developments - Corentin Fivet\
 , EPFL
DTSTART:20220617T140000Z
DTEND:20220617T150000Z
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CONTACT:Mishael Nuh
DESCRIPTION:The reuse of structural components in new assemblies is a circ
 ular economy strategy whose true potential for global warming mitigation i
 s not yet assessed. In this talk\, Prof. Corentin Fivet will present two r
 ecent research projects by the Structural Xploration Lab (http://sxl.epfl.
 ch) that push the boundaries of structural component reuse. The first one 
 – the Geogami pavilion – combines geodesic theory and origami principl
 es to build a freeform shell with reclaimed skis. It demonstrates how to o
 ptimize new construction methods while accommodating the intrinsic specifi
 cities of a reusable stock. The second one – the Re:Crete footbridge –
  considers the cutting of obsolete cast-in-place reinforced concrete wall 
 pieces and their reassembly into a post-tensioned footbridge. It opens up 
 broad prospects to generalize the component reuse strategy to common concr
 ete building structures. Both projects demonstrate the huge environmental 
 impact savings that are available when reusing waste in new load-bearing a
 pplications.
LOCATION:CivEng Seminar Room (1-33) (Civil Engineering Building)
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