NEWS AND VIEWS
Black Swan is a 191,000 sq. ft warehouse and office space owned by Aviva Investors, which is currently undergoing refurbishment including the removal of internal finishes such as carpet tiles and ceiling tiles, some internal doors, lighting and MEP equipment, the large 3 storey mezzanine, and warehouse racking.
Digital Meets Deconstruction : Maconda and Reusefully Unite to Drive Circular Construction in London
Maconda, the providers of the ROMULUS digital platform, and Reusefully, the leading provider of pre-deconstruction/pre-demolition audits, are collaborating to drive the circularity of construction projects in London and beyond.
The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) held its second Reuse Summit at the Building Centre, London on 14th November. The Summit is part of ASBP’s targeted effort to champion circular economy throu gh its Reuse Now campa ign which is supported by Reusefully. This initiative promotes the reuse of construction materials and aims to enable uptake of reuse through collaboration and the creation of practical resources. Harriet Couch of Reusefully provides a summary of proceedings.
Gilli Hobbs reflects on the year that is coming to an end, and decades of trial and error that can instruct the disruptive thinking and innovation we need to embrace in 2025.
An Innovate UK-funded research project is aiming to create an ambitious new platform to enhance circular economy in buildings. BuildAudIt is a one year collaborative programme that will develop a proof-of-concept platform for AI-enabled ‘digital twins’ of existing buildings – enhancing the circularity potential of the existing building stock by digitising them as ‘material inventories’.
Reusefully, in partnership with North Yorkshire Council and key stakeholders, provided the circular economy work package as a part of an innovative project to decarbonise Dalton Industrial Estate in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. The project, funded by Innovate UK, aims to develop a credible and actionable route to Net Zero by 2040. Harriet Couch of Reusefully writes ..
The recent Circular Steel event in London provided Reusefully’s Graduate Consultant Zoe Culverhouse with an opportunity to reflect on some positive developments in the reuse of steel in construction. Zoe writes..
Evolving policies and standards relating to a more circular built environment is a fast-moving feast, even over the Summer months. So, it seems like an opportune moment to flag up a few developments that might have gone unnoticed in la grande rentrée. Gilli Hobbs of Reusefully writes.