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slug: antipatterns
created: 2026-05-06
updated: 2026-05-13
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# 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.

Use these entries as diagnostic tests when reviewing circularity claims, service contracts, pilot-project literature, material datasheets, and end-of-life strategies:

- [Disassembly-in-Theory](disassembly-theory.md)
- [Downcycling-as-Circularity](downcycling-circularity.md)
- [Performance-Contract Risk Dump](performance-contract-risk.md)
- [Showcase-Pilot Trap](showcase-pilot-trap.md)
- [Greenwashed Material Claim](greenwashed-material-claim.md)

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