Report on the reuse potential of single-storey steel buildings

This deliverable presents the reuse potential of single-storey steel buildings for the research project “Provisions for Greater Reuse of Steel Structures” (PROGRESS) under the Research Fund for Coal and Steel Grant Agreement No: 747 847. The objective of the project is to provide methodologies, tools and recommendations on reusing steel-based components from existing and planned buildings. The project particularly targets the design for deconstruction and reuse of envelopes, load-bearing frames, trusses and secondary elements of single-storey buildings (SSBs) framed in steel. This report contains a complementary literature survey on knowledge and know-how about technical
and commercial reuse processes (research reports, publications, documented case studies, best-practice guidelines etc.). Furthermore, fact sheets about selected cases of reusing components from existing single-storey buildings are presented. In addition, existing performance categories of building components and systems are described and a new approach for the reusability assessment
of SSB components and component systems is presented. Finally, the markets and value chains in Europe and different European countries are explored, which aims to identify needs and possibilities to increase the share of reused products and systems. The conclusions summarise the findings and provide an outlook on the possible marketing of (re)used steel components.