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Derby shows why demolition can’t be a first option any more

Region:: United Kingdom

More:: Derby; Adapt and reuse; Refurbishment; Restoration; Rebuild; Climate emergency; Casson Conder; Demolition; Hugh Pearman

Belgian design collective revolutionises demolition

Region:: United Kingdom

More:: Demolition; Reuse; Sustainability

How to prioritise green renewal rather than demolition

Region:: United Kingdom

More:: Retrofit; Building Centre; Review; Demolition; Newbuild; Design construction & technology; Sustainable architecture; Pamela Buxton

Oasis-leisure-dome-kingspan-f1-ahmm-aberdeen-art-gallery-doolan-prize

Region:: United Kingdom

More:: Simon Aldous; Oasis; leisure centre; Aberdeen; Gallery; Doolan Prize; Scotland; Swindon; Grenfell fire; Cladding; Kingspan; AHMM; Tower; Places planning & community; Design construction & technology; Conservation & heritage; Michael Gove

Why demolition was best option for Victorian house of horrors

Region:: London

More:: Terrace; Demolition; New build; Brockley; Conibere Phillips Architects; Michele Woodger

Building-scale installation from waste points way to circular economy

Region:: United Kingdom

More:: UCL; Design construction & technology; Stephen Cousins; Sustainable architecture; Here East; Research and development; Materials; Timber

Demolition cement can be reactivated during steel recycling process

Region:: South

More:: Zero carbon; Climate action; University of Cambridge; Concrete; Steel; Design construction & technology; Sustainable architecture; Stephen Cousins

It’s time for the industry to move to a circular economy

Region:: United Kingdom

More:: Circular economy; Sustainability; Demolition; Energy efficiency; Natural resources; Building Revolutions; Designing & building it

Liz Westgarth of Hassell on the initiatives her practice is taking to achieve a zero-waste future

Region:: United Kingdom

More:: Hassell; Zero waste; Circular economy; Australia; Sustainable architecture; Design construction & technology; Design Council; Demolition; RIBA Reinvention Award

Don't demolish – recycle

Region:: Europe

More:: Tower; High rise; Materials; Products; Heritage; Recycling; Demolition; University of Brighton; EU funding; Technical University Delft; Sustainability; Belgium Building Research Institute; University of Brussels

Circular design and systems are key to Morris+Company’s ethos

Region:: United Kingdom

More:: Morris+Company; Materials; Timber; Steel; Concrete; Demolition; Pamela Buxton; Design construction & technology

Welsh zero carbon retrofit scheme has ‘far-reaching’ implications for UK

Region:: Wales

More:: Climate action; Sustainable archtitecture; CIBSE; Swansea; Design construction & technology; Stephen Cousins; Zero carbon

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Just say no to demolition

Modern salvage

Can we really put retrofit first in social housing supply?

News catch-up: Swindon leisure centre saved from demolition

Terrace ‘do-up’ becomes complete rebuild as architect’s own home

Structural timber prototype uses 100% waste from demolition

Recycling breakthrough paves the way for zero emissions cement at scale

Break the vicious circle of waste

Designing out waste is essential to a sustainable future

High rise salvage

Contacts Book: David Storring, director of sustainability at Morris and Company

Whole house retrofits offer realistic alternative to demolition