Building with Reclaimed Components and Materials - A Design Handbook for Reuse and Recycling

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Green and sustainable design is growing in prominence and popularity. National governments are active in promoting recycling and reducing the amount of waste going to landfill. This guide addresses the opportunities at the design stage of a project for minimising the generation of waste by the use of recycled components and materials in buildings. It reviews current experience of designing with recycling in mind, the processes by which components and material can be reclaimed and the opportunities for specifying them in construction work.

Contents

PART A: The World of Reuse, Reclamation and Recycling

• Reuse, Reclamation and Recycling are Not New Ideas

Why Do It?

The Basic Concepts

The Marketplace

PART B: Case Studies

• Reusing Piles
• Reusing Whole Structures
• Reusing Parts of Structure
• Façade Retention
• Whole Project Stories
• Architects

PART C: Making Reuse and Recycling Happen

• Not the €usual€ approach to design and procurement
• Decision-Making
• Opportunitie
• Seeking and Finding the Buildings, Goods and Materials

Ensuring Reuse, Reclamation and Recycling Happen

PART D: Design Guidance: Element by Element

• Foundations and Groundwork
• Building Structure
• The Building Envelope
• Enclosure and Access
• Floor Coverings, Furniture and External Works
• Mechanical Services
• Electrical Services

PART E:

• Appendices
• Demolition Activities
• Environmental Impact
• Glossary
• Further Guidance