The Digital Design Unit (DDU) is pleased to announce the launch of a new research project in the field of circular construction: “ZirKuS – Circular Construction and Structural Design of Reused Concrete Components.” Together with an interdisciplinary team, we are addressing the practical preparation and reuse of reinforced concrete components.

Building on the completed research project “Fertigteil 2.0,” ZirKuS investigates dismantled concrete components that are digitally recorded, structurally analyzed, reconditioned with newly developed reversible connections, and reassembled into an experimental building. The project aims to transfer research into real planning and construction practice, demonstrating pathways toward resource-efficient, circular building methods.

Team:

• Bollinger + Grohmann Ingenieure
• Bierfreund Beton-Bearbeitung
• Institut für Massivbau, TU Darmstadt
• Fachgebiet Entwerfen und Nachhaltiges Bauen (ENB), TU Darmstadt
• Dezernat V – Baumanagement und Technischer Betrieb, TU Darmstadt
• Materialprüfanstalt des Institut für Werkstofftechnik (MPA-IfW), TU Darmstadt
• Digital Design Unit (DDU), TU Darmstadt

The project is funded by the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) within the funding line “Climate- and Resource-Efficient Construction.”