In reference to building elements -
The construction industry generates 62% of the UK’s waste and 32% of all waste sent to landfill.
https://www.qualisflow.com/uk-construction-waste-report-2023/
If we're talking whole buildings - the longer you can keep a building in use through adaptive reuse, the more value you get out of the initial resource extraction, embodied carbon emissions etc.
This. Makes me furious how big concrete structures still get torn down instead of reuse with new concepts.
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In reference to building elements -
https://www.qualisflow.com/uk-construction-waste-report-2023/
If we're talking whole buildings - the longer you can keep a building in use through adaptive reuse, the more value you get out of the initial resource extraction, embodied carbon emissions etc.