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Procedural Passport: A Framework for Circularity In Buildings.

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Arole, Oluwaseyi Immanuel·2019·Environmental Design
DOI 10.11575/prism/37120
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Circularity is an emerging topic in sustainability that considers how waste can be reduced through design across multiple life cycles, by recycling, reusing and remanufacturing materials (Chang, Ong, & Nee, 2017). Achieving material circularity with buildings has been identified as a design issue that involves the application of circular design principles, three of which are explored in this research as adaptability, disassembly and reusability (Adams, Osmani, Thorpe, & Thornback, 2017; Geldermans, 2016; Jensen & Sommer, 2018; Medkova & Fifield, 2016; Rios, Chong, & Grau, 2015). The broader aim of this research is to introduce a new concept titled Procedural Passport (PP) that synthesizes relationships between design processes, digital design tools, construction techniques and stakeholder responsibilities (contracts) to implement circularity principles in buildings. To achieve its aim, this research uses various case studies and explorations to investigate the synergy between two components of the procedural passport- design processes and digital tools. Within the scope of this research, the implementation of the three circularity principles are first explored as design processes using two key areas– design for disassembly (DfD) (Rios et al., 2015, p. 1296) and design for adaptability (DfA) (Adams et al., 2017, p. 17). Thereafter, various means of optimizing the design processes are questioned and investigated through the application of digital tools, in order to understand how the three circularity goals can be addressed from a design stage. Through the investigations done, limitations are observed, and further questions are raised to initiate a dialogue within the broader architectural community, on the concept of the Procedural Passport.

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  • This theme suggests future research directions around the implementation of MPs into cognate industrial areas such as robotic fabrication, remanufacturing, and new innovative business models such as city-wide material marketplaces.

    “This theme suggests future research directions around the implementation of MPs into cognate industrial areas such as robotic fabrication (Arole, 2019), remanufacturing (Gallina et al., 2023), and new innovative business models such as city-wide material marketplaces (McCann,”

    From Digital material passports in the AEC industry: a scoping review and conceptualisation of future research challenges (2025) · cites this paper as Arole, 2019

    Section 5.3 (page not provided) proposes future research on robotic fabrication, but as part of developing the Procedural Passport (PP). Section 4.3.1.6 (page not provided) discusses Material Passports (MPs) separately; the copy does not propose implementing MPs in robotic fabrication. The other examples in the citing sentence have separate citations and are not attributed to Arole. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • The review found that integration pathways with platforms such as GitHub are suggested to facilitate the formation of professional networked spaces.

    “This theme also suggests integration pathways with platforms such as GitHub to facilitate the formation of professional networked spaces (Arole, 2019).”

    From Digital material passports in the AEC industry: a scoping review and conceptualisation of future research challenges (2025) · cites this paper as Arole, 2019

    Section 1.1 describes GitHub as a model for the proposed Procedural Passport, a cloud platform intended to support collaboration among building stakeholders. Section 5.3 recommends studying platforms such as GitHub to develop an architectural hub. The paper does not suggest integrating with GitHub itself or describe the result as a professional networked space. Page numbers were not supplied in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • The review found that sources indicate the need to seek effective integration pathways such as user-friendly interfaces for professional staff, and hypothesise the emergence of new professional areas of expertise such as deconstruction engineers, system administrators, and database integration managers with specific job descriptions associated to the implementation and use of MPs.

    “In the former case, sources indicate the need to not only seek effective integration pathways (Namburu, 2021;van den Oudenrijn, 2022) such as user-friendly interfaces (López Almanza, 2023) for professional staff, but hypothesises the emergence of new professional areas of expertise such as deconstruction engineers (Arole, 2019), system administrators (Hunhevicz et al., 2023), and database”

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Arole, Oluwaseyi Immanuel
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Environmental Design
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2019-09-20
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10.11575/prism/37120
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  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Sustainable Design and Development
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › BIM and Construction Integration
Keywords
material circularity, circular design, design for disassembly, design for adaptability, construction contracts, digital design tools, design process, building life cycle, waste reduction

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