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Since buildings contribute around 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, it is critical that us as architects understand their role in facilitating net zero carbon emissions. Mass Timber is currently the leading biogenic material technology, with the most carbon-negative score on the scale. An even lower carbon negative scope can be achieved by repurposing and reusing materials. The question that arises is can the construction industry, which has a very high share in waste production, use the waste it produces? Our point of intervention within the proposed circular economy looks at combining mass timber and timber framing, with upcycled wood waste specifically sawdust, strategized and designed for disassembly. The form of the structure is informed by looking into passive climatic strategies, combining cumulative properties of sawdust and mass timber, to understand their combined potential.