Table A2

The relative equations and descriptions for KPIs

LevelKPIFormulaData sourceAssumption/LimitationReference
MaterialE′ (CO2 emissions)E=1CCmax
C’: the CO2 of the case study
Cmax: maximum CO2 possible within the material category
C: EPD
Cmax: EC3 tool
Mesa et al. (2020) 
 EN (energy renewability)EN=Renewableenergy(wholelifecycle)Totalenergyconsumption×100%EPDWBCSD (2023) 
 W (water circularity)W=%circularwaterinflow+%circularwateroutflow2
Where
%circularwaterinflow=QtotalcircularwaterwithdrawalQtotalwaterwithdrawal×100%%circularwateroutflow=QtotalcircularwaterdischargeQtotalwaterwithdrawal×100%
EPDWBCSD (2023) 
 Mcl (additional material required during construction)Mcl=Øl×mi
Øl: wastage percentage factor for material
One Click LCAKhadim et al. (2023) 
 WO (Unrecoverable Waste)WO=M(1CrCuCbCe)
Cr: fractions of material collected for recycling
Cu: fractions of material collected for reuse
Cb: fractions of material collected for bio decomposition
Ce: fractions of material collected for sustained production of biological material for energy recovery
EPDComposting applies only to non-toxic biological materials that meet compostable standardEllen MacArthur and Granta (2019) 
 WC (recycling waste)WC=M(1EC)Cr
EC: efficiency of the recycling process
Literature (Krausmann et al., 2017)Ellen MacArthur and Granta (2019) 
 Wmn (manufacturing loss)Wmn=Wfp+Wcp
Where
Wfp=(1Fu)MEfpEcp(1Efp)(1Cfp)
Wcp=(1Fu)MEcp(1Ecp)(1Ccp)
Cfp and Ccp: fractions of material losses that are recovered as useful recycled material
Efp: efficiency of feedstock production
Ecp: efficiency of component production
Literature (Bracquené et al., 2020)Bracquené et al. (2020) 
 Wms (material separation loss)Wms=M(1Ems)Cr
Ems: efficiency of the material separation
Literature (Bracquené et al., 2020)Bracquené et al. (2020) 
ComponentCD (Disassembly)DDFj×mi7×mi (A full list of DDFs and their corresponding fuzzy values will be provided based on request.)Fuzzy values input by userDurmisevic (2005) 
SystemDE (Deconstruction)DE=(DEti×DEmi×mi)miFuzzy values input by userO’Grady et al. (2021) 
 DEt
Availability, dimensions, and types of tools required to deconstruct a building
No tool1
 Hand tool0.9
 Power tool0.8
 Gas/pneumatic tool0.5
 Hydraulic equipment0.2
 DEm
People or equipment required to move components following deconstruction
One person: <20 kg1
 Two people: <42 kg0.9
 Hand trolley: <50 kg0.7
 Forklift: <2,000 kg0.4
 Crane: >2,000 kg0.1
 Re (Resilience)R=(Rei×mi)mi
Rei: resilience of component i mi: component i weight
Reusable indefinitely1O’Grady et al. (2021) 
 Reusable up to three times0.9
 Reusable only once0.7
 Recyclable0.6
 Downcyclable0.2
 Disposable0
 T (Transportability)T=(Ti×mi)mi mi: component i weightOne-lane road and railway combined1Coenen et al. (2021) 
 One-lane road only0.8
 Railway only0.4
 Barge along river0.4
 No available infrastructure0
 N (Standardization)N/C
Proportion of standardized components, N, with respect to the total number of components (C)
Input by userMesa and González-Quiroga (2023) 
 C (Commonality)COM/C
The proportion of components that are common within the product family, COM, concerning the total number of components (C)
Input by userMesa and González-Quiroga (2023) 
 TB (Take-back systems)There is a take-back system for … Struck and Flamme (2023) 
 … the entire component, which reuses the component (if necessary, after reprocessing)1
 … the entire component, which reuses or recycles all parts of the component0.8
 … parts of the component, which reuses these parts (if necessary, after reprocessing)0.6
 … parts of the component, which (after reprocessing, if necessary) will be recycled0.4
 … construction waste generated during the construction of the component (pre-consumer), which is sent for recycling (if necessary, after reprocessing)0.2
 None of the above descriptions applies0
 RP (Repairability)RP=Ro*RFI
RFI: a subcomponent’s significance within a component assembly
Ro: component's structure-five key parameters (P1 to P5)
(A detailed explanation of each parameter will be provided based on request.)
Fuzzy values input by userRuiz-Pastor and Mesa (2023) 
 D (Durability)D=12(DG×DM)
Geometric Durability (DG)
Material Durability (DM)
(Scores and details for these parameters will be provided based on request.)
Fuzzy values input by user
CES Selector database of GrantaDesign
Akanbi et al. (2019a), Mesa and González-Quiroga (2023) 
BuildingLKI (Level of Importance)Site0.1Khadim et al. (2023) 
 Structure0.2
 Skin0.7
 Services0.8
 Space Plan0.9
 BFS (Adaptability/Flexibility)Flexibility ClassFLEX 4.0 scoreBCP scoreBFSGeraedts (2016) 
 1: Not flexible at all12–489–140.2
 2: Hardly flexible49–8515–200.7
 3: Limited flexible86–12221–260.8
 4: Very flexible123–15927–320.9
 5: Excellent flexible160–19233–361
 (Sub-indicators and details will be provided based on request.)
 RFU (Refuse unnecessary construction)RFU=ReusedportionofSystemTotalSystemVolume,Area,Mass
Reused Portion of System: amount (volume, area, mass) of the building system that is reused from the existing structure
Total System Volume, Area, Mass: total size of the system being evaluated
DrawingsArup and Ellen Macarthur (2022), Ellen MacArthur and Granta (2019) 
 SQ (Site Quality)SQ=(BiA×(1))+(BiiA×(0))+(BiiiA×(3))+(BivA×(5))
  • A is the total site area

  • Bi is the area in its natural state

  • Bii is the area previously used as green or agricultural land

  • Biii is the area previously developed with structures or infrastructure

  • Biv is the area where remediation has been conducted or is planned

DrawingsFagone et al. (2023) 
 M (Modularity)M/C
Proportion of components considered as a module, M, with respect to the total number of components (C)
Input by userMesa and González-Quiroga (2023) 
 S (Simplicity)(1N*C)/C
Measurement of the product complexity based on the number of components (C) and number of pieces (N)
Input by userMesa and González-Quiroga (2023) 
 FB (Prefabricated assemblies)Nfb/C
Proportion of prefabricated assemblies, Nfb, with respect to the total number of components (C)
Input by userMesa and González-Quiroga (2023) 
Source(s): Authors’ own work

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