How reusing and recycling glass can cut a building’s carbon emissions5 March 2024IntelligenceGlazing designs should better exploit glass’s ability to be reused or recycledGlazing designs should better exploit glass’s ability to be reused or recycledRegion: United KingdomMore: GlassGlazingRecyclingReuseCircular economySaint-GobainDesign construction & technologySustainable architecture
Lessons on reusing steel-on a refurbished building18 January 2023IntelligenceHow a reused structure fits into a project programmeHow a reused structure fits into a project programmeRegion: LondonMore: Eleanor YoungFabrixAutodeskSteelRecycle and reuseMaterialsSustainable architectureClimate actionProcurement & contractsExhibitionSheppard RobsonHawkins\Brown
Digital data will enable construction waste to become a resource15 August 2023CultureDigitalisation will help the industry exploit the circular economy by reusing materials, says a BSI reportDigitalisation will help the industry exploit the circular economy by reusing materials, says a BSI reportRegion: United KingdomMore: BSIRecyclingReuseSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyDigital tools
Passport to circularity24 September 2024IntelligenceMaterial passports can enable reuse of materials as part of a circular economyMaterial passports can enable reuse of materials as part of a circular economyRegion: United KingdomMore: 3XNAdam OzinskyReuseRecyclingBuilding materialsSustainable architectureDesign construction & technology
Recycled construction waste creates pastel ‘terrazzo’28 June 2019ProductsReused waste product would help circular economy, say creatorsReused waste product would help circular economy, say creatorsRegion: United KingdomMore: Sustainable architectureTerrazzoApt ArchitectsRecycle and reuseTechnologyCircular economy
Leader: When reuse throws up a curveball19 September 2024IntelligenceThe architecture of reuse can lead to surprise revelations once a project goes on siteThe architecture of reuse can lead to surprise revelations once a project goes on siteRegion: United KingdomMore: Barnabas CalderMikhail RichesStanton WilliamsPark Hill estateSustainable architectureReuseFeesOpinion
Recycled glass could reduce concrete’s reliance on sand1 July 2022ProductsWith concrete production draining world supplies of fine-grained sand, recycled glass could provide a substituteWith concrete production draining world supplies of fine-grained sand, recycled glass could provide a substituteRegion: Rest of the worldMore: GlassRecycle3D printingNTU SingaporeStephen CousinsDesign construction & technology
Waste wood project promises cheaper, greener CLT16 September 2020ProductsUCL researchers say reused timber could build 10,000 homes a yearUCL researchers say reused timber could build 10,000 homes a yearRegion: United KingdomMore: UCLTimberMaterialsRecyclingReuseCLTDesign construction & technologySustainable architectureColin Rose
The Remakery21 December 2016BuildingsRecycling and upskilling in one local placeRecycling and upskilling in one local placeRegion: LondonMore: ReuseRecyclingSustainabilityArchitecture for HumanityVolunteeringMaking
Encore, encore12 January 2017ProductsIntegrating steel into the circular economyIntegrating steel into the circular economyRegion: United KingdomMore: Circular economyRecyclingSteel Construction InstituteUniversity of CambridgeBuildings as Materials BanksBREBAM GroupArupBuilding Environment Trust
Cycling on recycling7 November 2017ProductsPlastic pavements are stronger, lighter, greenerPlastic pavements are stronger, lighter, greenerRegion: EuropeMore: SustainablityThe NetherlandsTechnologyRecyclingThermoplasticMaterials
How a group of graduate architects became waste warriors3 September 2020IntelligenceRe-fabricate project imaginatively rethinks ways to tackle global wasteRe-fabricate project imaginatively rethinks ways to tackle global wasteRegion: United KingdomMore: Climate emergencyWaste managementRecycle and reuseArchitects for ChangeRIBA Sustainability GroupInnovation