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The Re-Use Atlas
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The Re-Use Atlas

by Duncan Baker-Brown
July 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
192 pages
6h 56m
English
RIBA Publishing
Content preview from The Re-Use Atlas

STEP 1 CASE STUDY No.5 Building materials made entirely from waste products

inventors | scientists | new material flows | bio-base | construction waste

[The Story]

In the last 25 years, sustainable innovations in construction materials have often focused on insulation products: for example, insulation made from sheep’s wool. Initially this material was made from surplus and waste processed wool from the carpet and textile industries. Although a good ‘reuse’ product, the first version was imported all the way from New Zealand, which meant it had a big carbon footprint. Later versions were made in the UK. The issue of embedded ‘carbon footprint’ has gradually been addressed to a point where UK-based designers can now specify insulation made of ...

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781000701401