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Sustainable Policy: How Deconstruction Policies Are Revolutionizing Construction Waste Management in the United States

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Several cities like Seattle and Pittsburgh , have started implementing deconstruction ordinances that require older buildings to be carefully deconstructed rather than demolished. In the United States , city organizations have begun to implement new policies to keep construction waste out of landfills and support circular practices.

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Two Hundred Tons deconstructs steel tubes to create Unroll furniture collection

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The Unroll collection comprises a shelving unit, coffee tables and coat hooks, all produced by designers Adam and Monika Štok using deconstructed steel tubes. It's durable, recyclable, and therefore sustainable. The post Two Hundred Tons deconstructs steel tubes to create Unroll furniture collection appeared first on Dezeen.

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Monica Förster makes architectural debut with "deconstructed" summer house

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The deconstructed house at Berghem is divided into three sections, allowing the house to rise with the slope of the hill and offer a 380-degree view of the Stockholm archipelago," Frster said. To consider detailing, materials, textures as well as the bigger picture which includes sustainability."

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What Are the Sustainable Demolition Strategies That Can Decarbonize Architecture?

ArchDaily

To decarbonize architecture and control global emissions, it is important to rethink and reduce the upfront or embodied carbon impacts of demolitions, as well as implement sustainable construction strategies for buildings. Read more »

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Architecture 101: What Is Sustainability in Architecture and Design?

Architizer

Architizer's 13th A+Awards features a suite of sustainability-focused categories recognizing designers that are building a greener industry and a better future. Progress is only be guaranteed when we wrap our heads around what it sustainable development really means. Digging deeper, there are key wins with sustainable architecture.

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Itten+Brechbühl creates demountable timber sports hall for University of Zurich

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Shortlisted in the sustainable building category of Dezeen Awards 2024 , Sporthallenprovisorium Gloriarank replaces four sports halls at the University of Zurich with its glued laminated timber (glulam) structure clad in larch timber. If we do so, sustainability and sufficiency can become driving forces for the creation of architecture."

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The Spirit of Sustainability: Designing with Ghost Materials

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Their WasteBasedBricks are made using demolition rubble from urban deconstruction sites and give a second life to materials that would otherwise be crushed into low-grade aggregate. Their Skip Tiles, composed of 95% recycled ceramics, reuse discarded offcuts and broken tiles from tile manufacturers, reducing the waste produced in fabrication.

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