Business model for flexible, demountable and reusable timber buildings

Purpose and objectives

The purpose of the project is to establish a sustainable business model for circular timber construction and support the industry’s transition toward resource‑efficient production. The goal is to develop business models based on certification of buildings for flexibility, demountability and reusability. Two building systems are analysed, documentation for certification is prepared, and the project studies how the certification affects the business model as well as the possibilities for scaling up the process.

Expected effects and results

The project will demonstrate that tools exist for certifying flexibility, demountability and reusability, how these tools can be applied, what the process requires, and what market advantages it offers. The project strengthens the industry’s ecosystem, increases demand for circular timber buildings, and helps establish demountability as a new norm. It also clarifies the inherent value of physical buildings—regardless of location—for lenders and banks by showing that buildings can be relocated and used for different purposes.

Planned approach and implementation

The project is carried out stepwise in collaboration between solution owners, clients, researchers and a business development expert. Six work packages cover project management, analysis of the value proposition, verification of circularity requirements, development of business models, evaluation of the value proposition in relation to the business ecosystem, and reporting and dissemination. Workshops and analyses are used to jointly develop, test and validate the business models, ensure knowledge transfer and integrate different perspectives.