Yukta Chegu wins RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship for material reuse research

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has awarded the RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship 2026 to Yukta Chegu of the University of Bath for her project Rubble Futures. Mapping India’s Informal Salvage Economies as Blueprint for Global Circular Construction. Through a programme of orientation, fieldwork and critical analysis, Yukta will travel to major cities […] The post Yukta Chegu wins RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship for material reuse research appeared first on Architecture Magazine.

Cambridge water reuse scheme not operational five years after installation

“Legislative constraints” are restricting a Cambridge housing development from turning on a water reuse scheme five year after it was put in place, said Cambridge Water. The post Cambridge water reuse scheme not operational five years after installation appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Willmott Dixon asks public for photos of material reuse to spur change in construction

Selected photos will be exhibited at the British Science Festival in Southampton next month. The post Willmott Dixon asks public for photos of material reuse to spur change in construction appeared first on Construction Management.

Oktra partners with circular economy platform in drive to reuse office materials

The partnership with Material Index is intended to keep carpets, ceiling tiles, desks, chairs, appliances and flooring out of landfill amid rising levels of office refits. The post Oktra partners with circular economy platform in drive to reuse office materials appeared first on Property Week.

‘Inspiring examples of retrofit’: RIBA reveals 2026 Reinvention Award shortlist

The Architects’ Journal ‘Inspiring examples of retrofit’: RIBA reveals 2026 Reinvention Award shortlist The RIBA has announced a four-project shortlist for this year’s Reinvention Award, which recognises creative reuse of buildings to improve their environmental, social or economic sustainability The post ‘Inspiring examples of retrofit’: RIBA reveals 2026 Reinvention Award shortlist appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Gino Spocchia

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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