Reincarnate strengthens circular decision-making by addressing one of the key barriers to adoption: the lack of robust methods to evaluate both economic viability and environmental performance. Deliverable 4.2 A Set of Methods for Economic and Ecological Appraisal of Circular Economy Innovations provides a comprehensive framework to support investment and end-of-life decisions for circular buildings, components and materials.
The report presents a set of appraisal methods that integrate financial-economic tools such as Net Present Value (NPV), Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Total Cost of Ownership with ecological assessment methods including Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Particular emphasis is placed on incorporating residual material values, multiple use cycles and disassembly potential into valuation processes, while acknowledging data uncertainty and market immaturity. The deliverable also demonstrates how these methods can be implemented within the CP-IM platform to support scenario-based decision-making.
By combining economic and ecological appraisal in a structured way, this deliverable supports more informed, transparent and circular investment decisions and helps align financial performance with environmental objectives in the built environment.
The deliverable was a joint effort led by Vincent Gruis, Angela Greco, Brian van Laar and Hilde Remøy (TUD), with contributions from Niclas Arnby (Ragn-Sells), Fatemeh Asgharzadeh (DMO), Alicja Kuczera (PLGBC), João Gonçalves (EUR), Benjamin Moreno Torres (TUB) and Zahra Shojashafiei (DMO), and reviewed by Dan Engström (Plan B), Samaneh Rezvani (DMO) and Timo Hartmann (TUB).