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February 26, 2025
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Challenges in the Design for Disassembly of Light Timber Framing Panelized Components

Publicated to: Buildings. 15 (3): - 2025-01-01 15(3), DOI: 10.3390/buildings15030321

Authors:

Torres V; Íñiguez-González G; Blanchet P; Giorgio B
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Affiliations

NSERC; Industrial Research Chair on Eco-Responsible Wood Construction (CIRCERB); Department of Wood and Forest Sciences; Laval University; 2425 De La Terrasse Street; Quebec City; G1V 0A6; QC; Canada - Author
Timber Construction Research Group; Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (GICM-UPM); ETSI de Montes; Forestal y del Medio Natural; Calle José Antonio Novais; 10; Madrid; 28040; Spain - Author
Timber Construction Research Group; Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (GICM-UPM); ETSI de Montes; Forestal y del Medio Natural; Calle José Antonio Novais; 10; Madrid; 28040; Spain; Department of Architecture; University of Concepcion; Victor Lamas 1290; C - Author
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Abstract

The construction sector generates more than one-third of global waste. Although there is a consensus on the need to reduce it, empirical research evaluating current systems to develop circular solutions remains limited. Using a full-scale model, this article evaluates the disassemblability of the corner joint between two prefabricated lightweight timber-framed walls, a system widely adopted in residential construction in North America. The analysis deconstructed the disassembly actions, identified their level of difficulty, and classified the recovered materials into three categories: reusable, recyclable, and waste. The results reveal that the lack of design criteria for disassembly significantly limits the system’s circularity, as it prioritizes assembly speed and energy performance. The predominant use of nails as fasteners complicates the separation of layers, damages materials, and restricts their reuse. This highlights the urgent need to redesign construction solutions that enable efficient disassembly, promote component recovery, and extend their time in circulation. This study establishes a foundation for the evolution of lightweight timber-framed panel design toward systems more aligned with circularity principles. © 2025 by the authors.
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Keywords

Circular economyForestryFrame structureIndustrialisationIndustrializationLight framesLight timberLight-frame structureMaterial bankMaterial banksReusabilityReuseTimberTimber constructionTimber framingWaste materialsWooden construction

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Buildings due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Architecture. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • Scopus: 9
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 69.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 67 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 68.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 4 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions in news outlets: 7 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/91982/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 42
  • Downloads: 78
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Canada.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Torres V.) .

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