Antipatterns: Where Circular Construction Goes Wrong

The recurring traps in circular construction are not failures of vocabulary. They are failures of proof, incentives, procurement, and delivery. This section names the traps that let a project sound circular while still behaving like a linear project with better branding.

The first entries in this section include Disassembly-in-Theory, Downcycling-as-Circularity, Performance-Contract Risk Dump, Showcase-Pilot Trap, and Greenwashed Material Claim. Use them as diagnostic tests when reviewing circularity claims, service contracts, pilot-project literature, material datasheets, and end-of-life strategies.