Woodscraper - highrise according to the circular economy

shortages, climate change and population growth with associated urbanization pose immense challenges to the construction industry. The question of sustainable building construction raises the need for innovative concepts, which address the increasing scarcity of raw materials, energy efficiency as well as space efficient construction to protect our climate. strategies become more and more the focus also of social interest So far, buildings are usually built and operated according to the take-make-waste principle[1]. This means that finite resources are no longer available for new uses through downcycling processes. The Woodscraper examines by way of example how far fully circulatable buildings are already possible today. Therefore the concept of Woodscrapers is based on the principles of Cradle-to-Cradle, Circular Economy and AktivPlus. As part of the "Deutsche Bundestiftung Umwelt (DBU)" -funded project, strategies for circular construction have been developed and implemented in the project through an integrated planning process, involving the competences of a planning-team, the early involvement of the authorities, as well as specialist planners and manufacturers. Synergies between construction, materials and building services have been identified and implemented meaningfully. A life cycle analysis ran in parallel, to quantify those potentials. The Woodscraper visualizes this added value in the construction and makes it perceptible through comprehensive lifecycle analysis during operation over its entire life cycle.