The ex-ante evaluation methodology: the Corradini case study in the industrial area of East Naples

The research aims at outlining a verifiable and repeatable methodological approach applicable in regeneration urban projects focused on the brownfield sites and testing new possible uses of the demolition waste starting from design experimentations developed on several case studies. The research aims at defining a protocol for brownfield sites that holds together the potential value of newly freed soils (empty spaces that can be returned to the city) and the request for new specific uses to allocate the future life cycles of the brownfields. The paper will describe the results of the research work focused on an investigation about the scientific background concerning the urban regeneration topic based on the convergence of three thematic fields, interpreted as paradigms of the contemporary urban project: the care of the drosscape, the circular economy and the concept of urban mining. The research aims at designing a protocol that could pre-determine (ex-ante evaluation methodology) the material flows resulting from the demolition activities. The protocol standardizes a production process of C&D waste flows based on BIM tools in order to control and plan their disposal and/or recycling on site. The protocol is updated for the Italian legislation and harmonized with the European legislation and guidelines. The information obtained from the application of the methodology feeds a knowledge system necessary to structure the labelling of C&D products in order to reuse or recycle them.