Resource Matter Material. Reuse as a technical option for sustainable design

The proposed contribution, in response to the EU objectives on Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy, offers a detailed overview of the most up-to-date international experiences on the reuse of materials in architecture, illustrating in particular the peculiarities of the practices and context conditions on the closed-loop use of materials in the building sector in Italy. The objective of the present study, in particular, is to examine the feasibility at national level of the reuse strategy, in continuity with the practices constantly carried out in our country from antiquity to the industrial revolution, and to verify the current applicability of superuse (reuse) and upcycling (recycling) practices outside an occasional logic, as reliable and replicable technical options at the supply chain level. The reference framework for reuse practices is therefore delineated, highlighting the innovations from the theoretical, methodological and disciplinary point of view, outlining an articulated framework of the most up-to-date international experiences on the topic, with the aim of promoting the dissemination of international best practices. research, planning and construction on superuse and upcycling practices in architecture.