August 2019
Intermediate to advanced
128 pages
3h 28m
English
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09. Design for disassembly and reuse
Being able to extract components from buildings intact is an important part of applying the circular economy. Components that have reached their end-of-life or need repair have to be easily accessible, rather than buried in other materials. Elements of a building that are to be removed as part of a refurbishment, refit or demolition have to be recovered without damage so that they can be reused, remanufactured or recycled.
Materials that are toxic have to be isolated and returned to industrial processes. Biological materials have to ...