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The Handbook to Building a Circular Economy, Paperback / softback Book

The Handbook to Building a Circular Economy Paperback / softback

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This bookis a call to arms. To avoid aclimate catastrophe and achieve a regenerative built environment, the use ofnew materials and any excess waste in resources need to be cut out from the verybeginning of the design process.

This requires far-reaching change inestablished industry processes.

How mightthis begin? What are the key fundamentals you need to know? How can a moreeffective model be applied? This book, a much-updated second edition of theauthor’s previous work Building Revolutions, answers all of yourquestions. A must-havecompanion to helping create a more sustainable future, this book explainsin simple and practical terms how the principles of a circular economy can beapplied to the built environment, thereby reducing the resources required toconstruct, fit-out, maintain and refurbish buildings. Casestudies include:TheForge, UK, by LandsecTheBath School of Art, UK, by GrimshawUrbanMining and Recycling Experimental Unit, Switzerland, by Werner SobekNASASustainability Base, USA, by William McDonough + PartnersUniversityof East Anglia Enterprise Centre, UK, by ArchitypePark 20|20, The Netherlands, by William McDonough+ Partners

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