Book description
The book describes how buildings and materials can be reused or salvaged to extend their life and proposes ways new business models can be applied to reduce capital and lifecycle costs, providing a positive architectural legacy for future generations.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- About the author
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 01 What is a circular economy?
- 02 Why create a circular economy?
- 03 Built to last?
- 04 Starting at the end
- 05 Circular economy principles for buildings
- 06 Building in layers
- 07 Designing-out waste
- 08 Design for Adaptability
- 09 Design for disassembly and reuse
- 10 Selecting materials and products
- 11 Turning waste into a resource
- 12 Circular business models
- 13 Virtuous circles
- 14 Coming full circle
- References
- Index
- Image Credits
Product information
- Title: Building Revolutions
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2019
- Publisher(s): RIBA Publishing
- ISBN: 9781000701555
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