Camila Cervantes
Sun, 10/11/2024 – 16:15
On 12 November at 13:30 – 14:45 CET, the European portal for energy efficiency and renewable energy in buildings BUILD UP is hosting the sixth and last webinar, part of a series of six webinars organised with the COST Action project titled Stakeholder Webinar Series – Deconstruction and Demolition Teams & Waste Management Industry.
The last webinar of the series Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment will focus on the preconditions and methods of turning construction and demolition waste into valuable resources in the construction industry.
How can we enable the reuse of products or the recycling of materials from buildings? The key is a pre-demolition audit followed by selective deconstruction. Jan Pešta, a scientific researcher at the University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings of Technical University in Prague, will delve into organising a pre-demolition audit and the steps to maximise the circular potential of materials from buildings.
Leva Konaté, International Account Executive at Pretty Plastic, will showcase how plastic waste can be upcycled and transformed into beautiful, durable tiles. Pretty Plastic tiles are a sustainable cladding material that repurposes discarded building materials, such as old window frames, downspouts, and rain gutters. The innovative production process ensures that the tiles are crafted from 100% recycled materials, making each piece of tile unique while contributing to reducing construction and demolition waste that would otherwise end up in landfills.
Jonas Breidenbach, Research Fellow at UCL, will present the groundbreaking research project developed by UCL and UKCLT which resulted in the CascadeUp pilot structure recently exhibited at the London Design Festival. CascadeUp is the first building-scale demonstration of a glulam and cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure made entirely from waste wood sourced from demolition. Embracing a circular approach, it repurposes secondary timber into sustainable building materials. Fully modular and designed for easy disassembly, the structure can be upgraded and repurposed, ensuring no materials are wasted, showcasing cascade utilisation and the potential of circular construction practices.
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