IMechE calls for government action on industrial material reuse

The Institution for Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) has called for the government to take action on making the reuse of materials for a circular economy more commercially viable. The post IMechE calls for government action on industrial material reuse appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

SSDA 2026: Embracing the circular economy

Helping to transform a dated office block into a modern workspace, TBC.London is the UK’s first major commercial project to incorporate and reuse steelwork from the 1930s The post SSDA 2026: Embracing the circular economy appeared first on Construction Management.

Building Reuse: Challenges of Shared Property Ownership

Transforming an aging building into a profitable, modern space requires far more than smart architectural design—it demands clear legal authority among co-owners. When multiple parties hold title, projects rarely stall over technical construction issues; they collapse under mismatched budgets, conflicting exit strategies, and unclear decision-making rights. Before drafting blueprints or hiring contractors, owners must establish […] <p>The post Building Reuse: Challenges of Shared Property Ownership first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>

Upping the drama: The Yard Theatre by Takero Shimazaki Architects

The Architects’ Journal Upping the drama: The Yard Theatre by Takero Shimazaki Architects A temporary auditorium in a disused warehouse in Hackney Wick, east London, has been replaced with a permanent home on the same site, combining colour and playfulness with low-carbon reuse The post Upping the drama: The Yard Theatre by Takero Shimazaki Architects appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Rob Wilson

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.

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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