Sagoma Group

Development of circular façade modules and their circular business model

Circular façade modules. That is what Sagoma Group (part of Marchetta Family Builders) wants to contribute to the circular building sector. In collaboration with Vandersanden (façade bricks) and Nicolaers-Lambrechts (recycled bluestone), they are perfecting the product - a patented system. And to build a strong business model around it, they call on the know-how of Mosard, Sirris and Econocom.

The project therefore consists of 2 major parts:
1) the development of circular façade modules that fit within the Mosard BIM library (www.mosard.be). This will make it easier to use the Sagoma façade modules in the main software packages of architects and to calculate a circular value or circularity score. The façade modules will also be able to be used in VR. And, in the upper ICT platform, services can be linked to them - over the entire lifecycle.
2) Setting up a Circular Economy Service Model (CESM) around the façade modules. The main bottlenecks around this CESM will be tackled in group sessions.
Three different circular business models will be explored and weighed. Existing tools and assessment frameworks will be applied under the guidance of Sirris and Econocom so that the business model, the legal framework and the bottlenecks can be studied in order to ultimately achieve a win-win situation for all parties.

Finally, the partners will build a modular, movable (outdoor) office space. This space will be a real demonstrator. Sagoma will organise training and demonstrations in it and the mobile space will also be set up at trade fairs.