Digital Circularity: Offcuts to Products

The construction industry accounts for half of all landfill waste and 40% of CO₂ emissions. To achieve carbon neutrality, we must stop using new standard materials as disposable products and instead focus on reusability. This course examines how digital technologies support circular construction: parametric models adapt to variable dimensions and properties; computer-controlled tools enable cost-effective, customized manufacturing.

We work hands-on with offcut materials (linoleum and wood panels) and use digital tools (Rhino & Grasshopper, CNC milling machine, Shaper Origin, laser cutter) to develop product ideas, reversible connections, and strategies for assembly/disassembly. After visiting FAUST Linoleum, where we study materials and processes, we develop product ideas from digital concept to physical prototype and finish the course with tested models, documented workflows, and practical methods for circular design.

Excursion
Thursday, Oct. 23th, 2025, 13-17h to FAUST Linoleum, Huglfing

First Meeting and introduction::
Thursday, 09.10.25, 03:45 pm, room 207