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Madaster

Madaster

by Madaster Shared Services BV

Supporting circular construction and long-term resource management

Onye Dike
Updated by Onye Dike on March 26th, 2026
Madaster is a digital platform designed for real estate owners, developers, architects, and public-sector stakeholders who want to manage buildings as material banks rather than static assets. It enables users to register, track, and analyse all materials within a building, creating a structured dataset that supports circular construction and long-term resource management. By linking material composition with environmental impact and residual value, the platform helps organisations understand how buildings perform beyond operational energy, particularly in terms of embodied carbon and reuse potential across the asset lifecycle.

Available Circular Economy Features

Circularity Score/Index
Compliance Reporting
Customizable Dashboards
Environmental Impact Assessment
Lifecycle Assessment
Product Design Support
Resource Tracking & Optimization
Supply Chain Integration
Waste Management & Reduction Tracking

Missing Circular Economy Features

Audit Support
Carbon Pricing
Cost Tracking
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Integration with IoT Sensors
Supplier Circularity Screening
Supplier Collaboration Tools

Pricing

Starting Price
EUR 292.00 / per month
Options
  • Monthly Subscription

Available Since

2017

Deployment Options

  • Web Browser (Cloud - Based)

Good Option For

  • Small Business (11-50 people)
  • Medium Business (51-250 people)
  • Large Business (250+ people)

Deep dive


Core Features

Madaster is built around the idea of turning buildings into structured datasets of materials that can be analysed, reused, and valued over time. Its approach centres on material passports, which combine building data with environmental and financial insights to support circular decision-making. Its core features include:

  • Material Passports — Generates detailed digital records of all materials and components within a building, including origin, composition, and reuse potential.

  • Circularity Insights — Provides metrics on circularity, detachability, and reuse potential to support design and asset management decisions.

  • Whole Life Carbon Analysis — Assesses embodied and operational carbon impacts using material-level data linked to environmental indicators.

  • Asset Valuation & Residual Value — Calculates the financial value of materials and components, including their potential for recovery and reuse.

  • Lifecycle Data Management — Maintains material data throughout the building lifecycle, supporting updates after renovations, maintenance, or deconstruction.

Closing Insights

Madaster addresses a structural gap in the built environment: the lack of consistent, accessible data on what buildings are made of and how those materials can be reused. By creating a digital registry of materials, the platform enables a shift from viewing buildings as end products to treating them as repositories of resources. This has implications not only for waste reduction but also for how assets are valued and managed over time.

The platform is used by organisations across the construction value chain with names clients including REDEVCO, BPD, and the Morgan Sindall Group. These use cases reflect different needs, from portfolio-level circularity tracking to supply chain coordination and design stage decision-making. As regulatory attention on material transparency and lifecycle impact increases, tools like Madaster are positioned to support both compliance and more systematic approaches to reducing embodied carbon across the built environment.


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