Towards a standardized procedure in deconstruction: introducing DARE (Deconstruction And Reuse Evaluation)
Current practices for evaluating the reuse potential of building components are fragmented, inconsistent, and hard to adapt across diverse project contexts. Many existing tools focus on material inventories or environmental labelling but offer limited support for real-world deconstruction workflows. This paper presents the DARE (Deconstruction And Reuse Evaluation) framework, a semi-automated, phase-based method for evaluating the feasibility of deconstructing, transforming, and selling components from existing buildings. Designed for minimal initial input, DARE supports progressive refinement as more data becomes available, making it suitable for early-stage decisions and advanced planning. The framework was validated through full-scale application to a residential building in Ithaca, New York, modelling reuse potential across interior and exterior components with sensitivity to labour, material value, and dismantling constraints. This paper also proposes integrating DARE with DISCS, a Digital Inventory of Structural Components Systems, to improve predictive accuracy and enable large-scale reuse forecasting. Together, DARE and DISCS illustrate a scalable, data-driven approach to circular construction.
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