Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Home / Buildings / Deconstruction versus Demolition Deconstruction versus Demolition Bob Borson — November 4, 2013 — 29 Comments Deconstruction is an environmentally friendly alternative to demolition and on the KHouse Modern project , the existing house on site is currently going through the process of being taken apart piece by piece.

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Deezen

JUNE 4, 2024

A team will catalogue the structure during its deconstruction Led by Architectural Resources Group (ARG) of Los Angeles, along with "historic preservation experts" a group will deconstruct the chapel, documenting its pieces along the way, to preserve and reconstruct the structure on a nearby site.

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2022

This "cement carbonation sink" absorbs an estimated 200 million tonnes of carbon worldwide every year , according to the IPCC climate report published last summer ahead of the Cop26 climate conference. IPCC report estimated around half of cement CO2 emissions are reabsorbed. New project to help calculate impact of cement carbonation.

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Estimating Industrial Materials Deconstruction 111

BD+C

MAY 11, 2023

These principles are essential, given how construction is estimated to create a third of the world’s waste. I’m so excited for organizations to see the value that comes from a proper, streamlined deconstruction. How these strategies appear in building design and construction is based on the outcomes our clients are looking for.

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BD+C

MAY 11, 2023

These principles are essential, given how construction is estimated to create a third of the world’s waste. I’m so excited for organizations to see the value that comes from a proper, streamlined deconstruction. How these strategies appear in building design and construction is based on the outcomes our clients are looking for.

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Deezen

MARCH 31, 2023

If a building was designed for deconstruction and its timber components are reused, this could offer substantial carbon and ecosystem benefits – providing continued long-term carbon storage while reducing the need for renewed logging as well as for emissions-intensive steel and concrete. There is no consensus. The fight is very live."

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Management Sustainability Estimating Deconstruction 126

Landscape Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Architecture 2030 estimates that the embodied carbon of materials will account for 72 percent of emissions associated with new construction between now and 2030. Prodded by new laws, designers join France’s emerging circular economy. By Ilana Cohen A detail by Wagon Landscaping shows an asphalt topcoat transformed into mulch.

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