SWIRCULAR is conducted by a consortium of Swiss research institutions and industry partners, united by a common goal: to reshape the Swiss construction industry through the adoption of circular practices. The consortium represents a wide range of expertise and covers all life cycle phases, ensuring that circular construction innovations are effectively developed for successful implementation.

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Research partners:

• Drees & Sommer Schweiz AG
• Gruner AG
• Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd.
• F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
• Madaster Services Switzerland AG
• Schweizerischer Ingenieur- und Achitektenverein (SIA)
• Verein GS1 Schweiz
• Viride Solution GmbH (GreenBIM)

Publications:

• Forth, K.; De Wolf, C.: Formalizing Disassembly Potential information of buildings using labeled property graphs and BIM. EC3 2025, Porto, Portugal
• Forth, K.; Kaltenegger, J.; Petrova, E.; De Wolf, C. : BIM-based material property enrichment using textual and semantic similarity matching. SBE25 2025, Zürich, Switzerland
• Vangelova, S.; Forth, K.; De Wolf, C.: Towards a Compatible Digital Product Passport Data Template in Construction. SBE25 2025, Zürich, Switzerland
• Kairlapova, A.; Forth, K.; Carrara, A.; Borrmann, A.: Material detection and classification in 2D architectural drawings using Computer Vision for Material Passports. EC3 2025, Porto, Portugal, 2025
• Noichl, F.; Forth, K.; De Wolf, C.; Borrmann, A. (2025): From Point Cloud to Material Passport Automated Creation of Material Passports of Existing Steel Structures based on Point Clouds . EG-ICE 2025, Edinburgh, UK