@misc{13376,
  abstract     = {{The article “Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt für kreislaufgerechtes Bauen” examines how circular construction principles can be transferred from academic discourse into real building practice through the Smart Recycling Factory (SRF) in Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Germany. Funded by the European Union and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the project functions as a full-scale pilot and research infrastructure in which planning, construction, and scientific evaluation are conducted simultaneously.

The contribution highlights the role of accompanying construction research as a methodological bridge between theory and implementation. In close collaboration between the Technical University of Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, the waste management company EMiL, and the architectural office kleyer.koblitz.letzel.freivogel, the SRF becomes a real-world laboratory for testing circular materials, reversible construction methods, and digital documentation tools such as the building resource passport. Comparative analyses of assessment systems—including Urban Mining Index, Madaster, and Concular’s Circular Platform—demonstrate how different evaluation logics influence design decisions and reveal measurable circular effects.

The article argues that the greatest circular impact lies not in isolated technical details but in early structural and typological decisions, systematic documentation, and regulatory adaptation. By embedding research directly into the construction process, the Smart Recycling Factory illustrates how interdisciplinary cooperation, educational integration, and policy awareness can transform circular building from a theoretical ideal into an applicable architectural practice.}},
  author       = {{Konschake, Leon}},
  booktitle    = {{Deutsche Bauzeitschrift}},
  issn         = {{0011-4782}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{44--47}},
  publisher    = {{Bauverlag (Bauverlag BV GmbH)}},
  title        = {{{Baubegleitforschung: Pilotprojekt für kreislauffähiges Bauen}}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}