The future is already built: why adaptive reuse is the key to net zero in construction

Niall Farmer is head of UK at Gamuda Land In 2024, the Labour government set a new target to achieve 1.5 million homes in England by 2029, requiring 370,000 new homes per year. Yet, according to government figures, in 2024/25, just 208,600 homes were delivered,… The post The future is already built: why adaptive reuse is the key to net zero in construction appeared first on Construction News.

‘Tomorrow’s landmarks from yesterday’s concrete’: Arup initiative to push material reuse

Pilot factory in London will test, remanufacture and certify salvaged components for imaginative reuse. The post ‘Tomorrow’s landmarks from yesterday’s concrete’: Arup initiative to push material reuse appeared first on Construction Management.

Good Bones: The Decarbonization Push Heightens Interest in Reusing Old Buildings

While adaptive reuse has been a common practice within the AEC sector for decades, heightened focus on decarbonization along with net-zero and net-positive goals—in the U.S. and around the world—is driving new interest.

CircularBuild workshop exposes barriers holding back material reuse

The Architects’ Journal CircularBuild workshop exposes barriers holding back material reuse Architects and manufacturers need to do more to make construction products reusable, repairable and traceable, participants at an AJ CircularBuild workshop heard The post CircularBuild workshop exposes barriers holding back material reuse appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Gino Spocchia

Ladywell Playtower finalists reveal regeneration concepts

The Architects’ Journal Ladywell Playtower finalists reveal regeneration concepts Concept proposals have been revealed by the four shortlisted teams in the Lewisham Council-organised contest to find a ‘long-term, sustainable’ reuse for its Grade II-listed Ladywell Playtower The post Ladywell Playtower finalists reveal regeneration concepts appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite

FT - Recycling the world’s hard drive waste, 13022023

Shredding hard drives may be a sure-fire way to prevent data leaks from discarded devices, but as the FT’s TMT correspondent Anna Gross reports, it can create significant amounts of waste and squander rare metals. Information can be deleted with wiping software, but why are companies reluctant to use it?

The B1M - Before and After: Buildings Reinvented, 27022019

In an effort to retain heritage, reduce waste and overcome the challenge of finding sites in urban areas, architects, engineers and developers are breathing new life into existing structures and the communities around them

Supply Chain Sustainability School - Retrofit - The Scale of the Opportunity, 24112022

A 2 hour video conference about Retrofit in the Heritage, Commercial and Domestic Housing sectors

RICS - Lowering embodied carbon – A whole life approach to decarbonisation, 08122021

Embodied carbon has traditionally been overlooked as a cause of emissions in the built environment. While an inefficient building can be renovated and improved to reduce future in-use emissions, the clock cannot be turned back on embodied carbon. What is required is a whole life approach to decarbonisation. How can this be best achieved and what are the challenges that need to be overcome?

RICS - Retrofitting for the future: Net zero for existing building stock, 29062022

In this RICS webinar, the panel discuss the challenges in retrofitting existing stock, how can these be overcome and the best way to reduce emissions and energy use

Can net zero carbon targets be helped by a change in tax such as VAT to zero for refurbishment and reuse and 20% on new build?

Has anyone had any experience trying to recover ppe for reuse?

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