Olympic Stadium roof reuse, Montréal

The Architects’ JournalOlympic Stadium roof reuse, Montréal An open international contest is seeking ideas for the reuse of expired roof materials from the Montréal Olympic Stadium [Deadline: 31 May 2024] The post Olympic Stadium roof reuse, Montréal appeared first on The Architects’ JournalMerlin Fulcher

AJ Climate Champions podcast: AKTII’s David Watson on how to reduce the environmental impacts of brick

The Architects’ JournalAJ Climate Champions podcast: AKTII’s David Watson on how to reduce the environmental impacts of brick Structural engineer David Watson describes the enduring appeal of brick and its underexploited superpower: reuse The post AJ Climate Champions podcast: AKTII’s David Watson on how to reduce the environmental impacts of brick appeared first on The Architects’ JournalAJ Contributor

British Gypsum commits to pallet reuse scheme

British Gypsum is to become the first UK building materials manufacturer to hook up with the Pallet Loop pallet recycling initiative.

In practice: How Orms is pushing for materials reuse

The Architects’ JournalIn practice: How Orms is pushing for materials reuse Orms associate and sustainability co-ordinator Rachel Hoolahan tells Fran Williams about the practice’s recent research paper, Materials Passports: Accelerating Material Reuse in Construction, produced in collaboration with Lancaster University The post In practice: How Orms is pushing for materials reuse appeared first on The Architects’ JournalFran Williams

BDB Construction Enterprise Revitalizes Bronx Community with New Mixed-Use Church Complex

Industrial structure adapted for LaGree Baptist Church reimagines the 1925 brick-clad building as a spiritual and commercial hub with a community center and high-tech sanctuary THE BRONX, N.Y. — The leading national building company BDB Construction Enterprise has announced the completion of an adaptive reuse project converting a three-story, 1925 former manufacturing building into the home […]

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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