A 4-stepwise approach is proposed to use the CBA-AR framework as a guiding, assessment, and reporting instrument. The tool can be used in different phases of the projects, as an indicative and informative instrument. The presented flowchart in this page provides an overview of the steps of using the CBA-AR framework as a guiding, assessment, and reporting instrument. To carry out this process, you can watch the following video which briefly explains these four steps and the shown hypothetical example.
Step 1 – Explore the framework and its strategies
In this phase, an architect, developer, designer, or student needs to acquaint herself/himself with the CBA-AR framework, starting from the CBA concept and the detailed description of the strategies. By going through the Framework Explanation and CBA-Strategies pages the user will be able to initially know the possible strategies to the project under development.
Step 3 – Determine the promotion of CBA
Based on the selected strategies, the user will determine in this phase how many of the 10 CBA determinants have been promoted in the adaptive reuse design and also indicate in which building layers these determinants have also been promoted. In addition, the user can indicate which circularity level has been fulfilled based on the relation of the strategies to the R-Ladder model, as a proxy for the actual measurements of circularity. Below there is an example of using the CBA-AR worksheet as an assessment and reporting tool, respectively.
Step 2 – Select the applicable CBA strategies
In this phase, the user will select the applicable strategies; therefore filling out the worksheet. The user needs to choose and indicate the specific solutions that will be applied in line with the shearing layer model of Steward Brand, CBA determinants, and the R-ladder model. All yellow fields need to be filled out, if applicable. The 16th column (Yes/No) included in the worksheet needs to be filled out first in this step, in addition to the shearing layers scheme (columns 17-20) based on the put-forward solutions.
Step 4 – Report the CBA performance
In this phase, the user will compile a report of the CBA performance, using the filled-in CBA-AR worksheet as a reference template.
