Building Revolutions

Introduction

A circular economy is an industrial system that is restorative or regenerative by intention and design.

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Is it the End of the Line for a Linear Economy?

The disposable society is plundering the world of precious, finite resources at an increasing rate.¹ Buildings are stripped out and torn down with astonishing regularity, while new buildings are constructed from components made from hard-won virgin materials. There is little - or no - consideration of the environmental and social impacts of winning and processing construction materials and there is no real thought about the fate of our buildings once they have been built.

The built environment demands around 40% of the world's extracted materials and ...