{"id":11218,"date":"2026-07-28T10:22:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/?page_id=11218"},"modified":"2026-07-29T06:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:06:12","slug":"circular-construction-joining-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/circular-construction-joining-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular Construction Joining Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Development of a Selection Methodology for the Designof Architectural Components in the Context of the Circular Economy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Circular-Construction-Joining-Technology_01-1024x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11135\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Circular-Construction-Joining-Technology_01-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Circular-Construction-Joining-Technology_01-537x296.jpg 537w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Circular-Construction-Joining-Technology_01-212x117.jpg 212w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Circular-Construction-Joining-Technology_01-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Circular-Construction-Joining-Technology_01.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research investigates circular construction by understanding joining technology as an organizational and systemic rather than a purely material decision. It focuses on how the logic of construction systems determines reversibility, disassembly and reuse. Based on this, a selection methodology for systematic planning in architecture is developed, enabling architects to specifically select building systems according to their circular performance and circular strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-9718 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-circular-construction-joining-technology category-publications\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/building-sorted-by-type\/\" target=\"_self\" >NOW AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE: BUILDING SORTED BY TYPE<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">CIRCULAR CONSTRUCTION METHODS Full landfills, ambitious climate targets: By 2050, the European Union wants to introduce a comprehensive circular economy. For the turnaround in construction to succeed, material resources must be fully reused and recycled. Pure and low-polluting building materials that are used in reversible component connections and are simply joined are the basic prerequisite&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-09-10T10:23:40+00:00\">September 10, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-9618 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-circular-construction-joining-technology category-conferences category-events category-lectures\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/building-circular-materials-joining-documentation-lecture-by-daniela-schneider\/\" target=\"_self\" >Building Circular: Materials &#8211; Joining &#8211; Documentation \u2013 Lecture by Daniela Schneider<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">After a successful start in 2023 with 450 participants, Forum Holzbau has decided to hold the S\u00fcddeutscher Holzbau Kongress (SHK) annually. The second event has now been scheduled for July 10 and 11, 2024 in Fellbach near Stuttgart. The congress, organized by Forum Holzbau, is intended to provide a platform for a comprehensive scientific and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-29T12:39:16+00:00\">April 29, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-9498 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-circular-construction-joining-technology category-events category-lectures\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/save-the-date-building-in-closed-loops-lecture-by-daniela-schneider-on-february-24-in-tubingen\/\" target=\"_self\" >Building in closed loops &#8211; Lecture by Daniela Schneider on February 24 in T\u00fcbingen<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On February 24, Daniela Schneider, gave a lecture on the topic &#8222;Circular planning and building: Paths towards a circular economy&#8220; in the Mensa Uhlandsta\u00dfe in T\u00fcbingen. Her speech tackled the big questions of the construction industry: What does responsible use of resources look like? How can we deal with the existing building stock? And how&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-03-23T13:01:00+00:00\">M\u00e4rz 23, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-9332 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-circular-construction-joining-technology category-events\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/online-panel-discussion-of-fnr\/\" target=\"_self\" >Online Panel Discussion of FNR<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Daniela Schneider, doctoral student at the KIT Sustainable Building Professorship, will be taking part in an online panel discussion on the topic of &#8222;Cycle-efficient timber building system solutions&#8220; at the themed afternoons on timber construction organised by the Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR) on 15 November 2023. More information about the event here. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-05T08:46:36+00:00\">Oktober 5, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8839 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-circular-construction-joining-technology category-teaching\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/seminar-circular-component-analysis\/\" target=\"_self\" >Seminar: Circular component analysis<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The deconstruction friendliness of a construction and the reusability of materials are decisive parameters for circular planning and building. For high-quality recycling and reuse of materials, material layers as well as components must be planned and installed in a detachable way. The aim of the seminar is to determine the qualitative material value of a&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2022-09-19T10:00:00+00:00\">September 19, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Development of a Selection Methodology for the Designof Architectural Components in the Context of the Circular Economy The research investigates circular construction by understanding joining technology as an organizational and systemic rather than a purely material decision. It focuses on how the logic of construction systems determines reversibility, disassembly and reuse. 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