Corentin Fivet

The class introduces the concept of circular economy and its applications to building design, with a focus on design with reused components and design for disassembly. The class develops critical thinking skills over and above theoretical and technical inputs.

Building technology I

AR-105

Building technology - Part 1, Introduction to load-bearing structures: technical and functional requirements of buildings, load-bearing materials, structural statics and material strength, construction principles and implementation, historical and cultural contexts, sustainability strategies.

Constructive second hand

PENS-212

Building second-hand means seizing the opportunity offered by the circular economy to improve design by reusing components from deconstruction, at minimum environmental cost. This week will introduce students to these concepts through hands-on experience.

UE K : Architecture and Sustainability : performance studies

AR-440

This course is based on the team design of a temporary, mobile and sustainable theater. A pedagogical approach which will focus on the introduction of the concepts of sustainability applied to the design of a project with a short life span.

Corentin Fivet

Expertise

Journal articles of the past 5 years

A concrete answer for circular construction: three prototypes reusing saw-cut elements

Reuse of cut concrete slabs in new buildings for circular ultra-low-carbon floor designs

RE:SLAB — a load bearing system for open-ended component reuse in building structures

Reusability assessment of reinforced concrete components prior to deconstruction from obsolete buildings

Le béton de réemploi, précieuse ressource territoriale

Innovations Practitioners Need for Circularity in the Swiss Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Sector

Computational Conceptual Design – Typological Exploration Of Spatial Truss Systems Through Optimization

Structural topology exploration through policy-based generation of equilibrium representations

Le béton de réemploi, ressource territoriale à mobiliser

Matériaux rejetés et nouveaux défis

Re:Crete – Reuse of concrete blocks from cast-in-place building to arch footbridge

MILP-based discrete sizing and topology optimization of truss structures: new formulation and benchmarking

Discrete Voss surfaces: Designing geodesic gridshells with planar cladding panels

Steel, a material to reuse

Upcycling Space Structures (Preface to special issue)

Generation of elastic geodesic gridshells with anisotropic cross sections

Decision Framework to Balance Environmental, Technical, Logistical, and Economic Criteria When Designing Structures With Reused Components

Design and fabrication of a reusable kit of parts for diverse structures

Fostering Creativity in the Conceptual Design of Structures

Voss Surfaces: A Design Space for Geodesic Gridshells

The zaojing: review of a unique wooden construction typology

Comparison of environmental assessment methods when reusing building components: a case study

Design space exploration through force-based grammar rule

Database of Embodied Quantity Outputs: Lowering Material Impacts Through Engineering

Optimum design of frame structures from a stock of reclaimed elements

Environmental impact minimization of reticular structures made of reused and new elements through Life Cycle Assessment and Mixed-Integer Linear Programming

Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is reused: structural design for a circular economy

Form follows availability - Designing structures through reuse

Teaching & PhD

PhD Students

Past EPFL PhD Students

Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector

Courses

Building design in the circular economy

Building technology I

Constructive second hand

UE K : Architecture and Sustainability : performance studies