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Journal Article
Matchmaking services for reused construction products: linking salvaging and sourcing practices with facilitating digital platforms
2025
Overview
Both in demolition and renovation projects, many construction products are discarded before they have reached the end of their technical lifespan. To preserve their embedded values, these products can be reused in other projects. This requires matchmaking between those products’ offer and demand, an area where insights are still lacking today. Therefore, this paper explores the intersection of material scouting processes and digital reuse platforms within the context of circular construction practices in Northwestern Europe. Through interviews with four pioneering material scouts, including Rotor (BE), Superuse Studios (NL), Bellastock (FR), and Zirkular (CH), the research examines their practices of salvaging (i.e. offer-based matchmaking) and sourcing (i.e. demand-based matchmaking). Additionally, an analysis of 50 digital platforms across Northwestern Europe explores their roles in facilitating scouting processes for reused construction products, categorizing them into four main typologies: asset managers, brokers, dealers, and portals. By linking the platform typologies with the pioneering scouting practices, the research presents a range of possible circular salvaging and sourcing actions, along with the digital assets used to support them. These insights should help material scouts define their matchmaking approaches and assist emerging platforms in positioning themselves, starting from the value they create for material scouts.
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IOP Publishing
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