Enhancing Building Product Reuse Through Digital Platforms: A Simulation-Based Analysis

L. Ding; Tian Xia; T. Wang; G. Carachino; Wei Fan; S. Anushkumar; O. Stulp; U. Sivacilar; P.W.C. Chan

Enhancing Building Product Reuse Through Digital Platforms: A Simulation-Based Analysis

L. Ding^*, Tian Xia, T. Wang, G. Carachino, Wei Fan, S. Anushkumar, O. Stulp^*, U. Sivacilar, P.W.C. Chan

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Abstract

The construction sector is increasingly recognized as a critical domain in the pursuit of a circular economy (CE) (Adams et al. 2017). In the Netherlands, the landfilling of construction and demolition waste (CDW) is already minimized, underlining the transition outcome to CE, but most of the CDW is currently only processed low level recycling or backfilling (Azcárate- Aguerre 2023). Among the various strategies to circularity, reuse of construction products has shown particular promise, where materials and components are recovered, refurbished if necessary, and reintroduced into new or ongoing building projects(Tsui 2023; Van Uden et al. 2025). Yet, despite its potential, this approach faces a series of practical challenges that impede mainstream adoption: fragmented stakeholder networks, inconsistent or incomplete data about available used materials, and a general lack of robust, integrative logistics mechanisms (Tjahjono 2010). […]

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digitalisation of the Built Environment. 4th 4TU-14UAS Research Day
Subtitle of host publication	Extended Abstracts
Editors	İhsan E. Bal, Amar Bennadji, Jos Arts
Publisher	Zenodo
Pages	88-92
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-90-9040027-3
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	Digitalisation of the Built Environment: 4th 4TU/14UAS Research Day - Hanze University of Applied Sciences (Hanze UAS) and The University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen), Groningen, Netherlands Duration: 9 Apr 2025 → 9 Apr 2025 https://www.4tu.nl/bouw/Events/DigitalizationEvents/4th-4tu-14uas-research-day-on-digitalization-of-the-built-enviro/

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Workshop	Digitalisation of the Built Environment: 4th 4TU/14UAS Research Day
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Groningen
Period	9/04/25 → 9/04/25
Internet address	https://www.4tu.nl/bouw/Events/DigitalizationEvents/4th-4tu-14uas-research-day-on-digitalization-of-the-built-enviro/

Keywords

Circular Economy
Building Product Reuse
Reverse Logistics
Simulation Modeling
Digital Platforms

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Ding, L , Xia, T , Wang, T, Carachino, G, Fan, W, Anushkumar, S, Stulp, O, Sivacilar, U & Chan, PWC 2025, Enhancing Building Product Reuse Through Digital Platforms: A Simulation-Based Analysis. in İE Bal, A Bennadji & J Arts (eds), Digitalisation of the Built Environment. 4th 4TU-14UAS Research Day: Extended Abstracts. Zenodo, pp. 88-92, Digitalisation of the Built Environment: 4th 4TU/14UAS Research Day, Groningen, Netherlands, 9/04/25.

Enhancing Building Product Reuse Through Digital Platforms: A Simulation-Based Analysis. / Ding, L.; Xia, Tian ; Wang, T. et al.
Digitalisation of the Built Environment. 4th 4TU-14UAS Research Day: Extended Abstracts. ed. / İhsan E. Bal; Amar Bennadji; Jos Arts. Zenodo, 2025. p. 88-92.

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Enhancing Building Product Reuse Through Digital Platforms: A Simulation-Based Analysis

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