How to Turn a Building into a Raw Material Bank: Development of Tools for Pre-Demolition Audit
The effort to maximize the use of construction and demolition waste in the Czech Republic is limited both by the low demand for secondary raw materials among product manufacturers and by the variable availability of secondary raw materials. In addition, these materials may have variable technical properties or directly contain hazardous substances. In the case of deconstruction of a building, it is therefore necessary to conduct a pre-demolition audit and sufficiently describe the individual materials and their possible handling. The aim of the TISMIC project is to standardize the procedure for pre-demolition audits and automate it in such a way as to facilitate the search for optimal handling of materials. In this presentation, we present progress in the development of a tool that guides the pre-demolition auditor through the process from building description to sharing information about materials. The software will also be connected to a material cadastre, which will facilitate the work of estimating the type and quantity of basic materials in a building. Based on the sharing of data on planned deconstructions in a single database, an overview of materials available in the future will be created, which will support product manufacturers in planning the use of secondary raw materials.