Handbook to Building a Circular Economy

<p>This book is a call to arms to all architects designers and built environment professionals. To avoid a climate catastrophe and achieve a regenerative built environment the use of new materials and any excess waste in resources need to be cut out from the very beginning of the design process. This requires far-reaching change in established industry processes. How might this begin? What are the key fundamentals you need to know? How can a more effective model be applied? This book a much-updated second edition of the author’s previous work <em>Building Revolutions</em> answers all your questions. Inspiring but never overwhelming the <em>Handbook to Building a Circular Economy </em>is your must-have companion to helping create a more sustainable future. It explains in simple and practical terms how the principles of a circular economy can be applied to the built environment thereby reducing the resources required to construct fit-out maintain and refurbish buildings. Case studies include:</p><ul> <li>The Forge UK by Landsec </li> <li>The Bath School of Art UK by Grimshaw </li> <li>Urban Mining and Recycling Experimental Unit Switzerland by Werner Sobek </li> <li>NASA Sustainability Base USA by William McDonough + Partners </li> <li>University of East Anglia Enterprise Centre UK by Architype </li> <li>Park 20|20 The Netherlands by William McDonough + Partners.</li> </ul>