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Demolition concrete as a new building material: Exploring new supply chains for waste-negative concrete structures

Grangeot, Maxence  
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Küpfer, Célia Marine  
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Bastien Masse, Maléna  
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July 8, 2025

This video was produced as part of the Critical Practice track at the International Conference on Structures and Architecture 2025 in Antwerp. It accompanied a physical prototype and material samples.

The overall contribution explores the reuse of discarded concrete to reduce the environmental impacts of the concrete industry. By reusing saw-cut elements and flat rubble into a fully operational load-bearing building system, it explores alternative supply chains and encourages collaboration between existing industry actors. The installation questions demolition’s dynamics and display new reuse practices, through full-scale mock-up, videos, and material samples.

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video
Author(s)
Grangeot, Maxence  

EPFL

Küpfer, Célia Marine  

EPFL

Bastien Masse, Maléna  

EPFL

Fivet, Corentin  

EPFL

Date Issued

2025-07-08

Published in
Critical Practice track at the International Conference on Structures and Architecture 2025
Main content size, duration

prototype: 75x75x120cm - 750 kg, video: 5 min 33 s

Main content format

Physical prototype, Portrait mode video, Material samples

Subjects

concrete

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reuse

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rubble

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structure

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waste

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construction

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building

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circular

Note

This overall contribution was awarded the Critical Practice Prize, sponsored by Springer.

Additional link

Website of the video contribution

https://structures-architecture.org/critical-practices/2025-demolition-concrete/

Website of the prototype full-scale implementation

https://go.epfl.ch/rubble-reuse
EPFL units
SXL  
Available on Infoscience
July 17, 2025
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/252314
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