| Title |
Expandable Houses: An Explorative Life Cycle Cost Analysis |
| ID_Doc |
23458 |
| Authors |
Cambier, C; Galle, W; De Temmerman, N |
| Title |
Expandable Houses: An Explorative Life Cycle Cost Analysis |
| Year |
2021 |
| Published |
Sustainability, 13, 12 |
| DOI |
10.3390/su13126974 |
| Abstract |
In addition to the environmental burden of its construction and demolition activities, the Flemish housing market faces a structural affordability challenge. As one possible answer, this research explores the potential of so-called expandable houses, being built increasingly often. Through specific design choices that enable the disassembly and future reuse of individual components and so align with the idea of a circular economy, expandable houses promise to provide ever-changing homes with a smaller impact on the environment and at a lower cost for clients. In this paper, an expandable house suitable for various housing needs is conceived through a scenario-based research-by-design approach and compared to a reference house for Flanders. Subsequently, for both houses the life cycle costs are calculated and compared. The results of this exploration support the proposition that designing expandable houses can be a catalyst for sustainable, circular housing development and that households could benefit from its social, economic and ecological qualities. It requires, however, a dynamic perspective on evaluating their life-cycle impact. |
| Author Keywords |
design for change; housing; life cycle costing; transformable architecture; adaptable buildings; sustainable architecture |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000666534300001 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/12/6974/pdf?version=1624365146
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