Case Studies
J Mould’s Recycling Centre
Showcasing a forward-thinking approach to integrating reclaimed materials, including steel sections, into new and existing developments.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Reading
Key Materials:
Steel
Case Study – P&J Live Building
Using John Lawrie Tubulars’ repurposed tubular products and bespoke procedures saved this project 4,165.7 t CO2e. (That’s a 97.21% saving over using new prime steel products). John Lawrie Tubulars supplied more than 2,000 tonnes of pipe and casing, safely recycled from the oilfield wells of Aberdeen’s major North Sea operators and supply chain companies.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Aberdeen
Key Materials:
Steel
Recovering Steel for Reuse at the Former Honda Factory
This project involves the demolition and recovery of steel from several warehouses at Panattoni Park, one of the largest demolition sites in the UK, covering over 370 acres.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Swindon
Recovering Steel and Reuse at 20 Giltspur Street
This ambitious project includes structural modifications to the existing building and the addition of new features, aiming to maximise net usable space while significantly reducing the carbon footprint.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
London
Recovering Steel for Reuse at 180 Piccadilly
Demolishing of two adjoining buildings to create an 8-storey mixed-use development, reusing steel from the original structure and incorporating reclaimed steel, expanding the space to 67,700 sq ft for office, retail, and leisure use.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
London
Rylands Building
As a major refurbishment, the project retains residual value by reusing the structural floor slabs and primary structural frame, while restoring the existing façade and other architecturally significant internal features.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Manchester
Tubular Steel Reuse – Cleveland Steel and Tubes
Repurposed steel for construction and infrastructure projects. The examples here include the Port of Dundee east redevelopment, and Whood Wharf, London
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Multiple
Optima Glass Partitions
This case study features 3 examples of glass partition reuse at meeting rooms and offices across London. This demonstrates significant carbon savings over using new partitions, with Optima offering design, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Multiple
Oasis Nature Building
Community education building, acting as a recipient project for reuse elements from 22 Baker Street. The project will implement Circular Economy principles and processes in the construction of the new Oasis Nature Building and the aim is to build it exclusively out of pre-used materials.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
London
22 Baker Street
Cat A fit out of an office building refurbishment in Baker Street, London. Reuse elements: Internal fire doors, glazed balustrade, wood veneered bulkhead, external doors (metal and timber), MDF wall cladding, existing steel beams and intumescent paint, feature stair structure, and raised access floors.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
London
Steel reuse for offshore wind farm
An offshore wind farm required 3 cable ducts to be drilled under the seafloor, and then cables inserted to bring power back to land. This was achieved with reuse steel sections.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Wick, Scotland
Meridian Water
This is a case study where steel reuse was considered, but it was deemed unlikely to be feasible. Enfield Council’s Meridian Water project is a £6bn flagship regeneration project in Edmonton that will provide 10,000 homes and 6,000 jobs in the borough.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Enfield, London
Elephant & Castle Town centre redevelopment
A new town centre is emerging at Elephant and Castle. This is a complex, long-term regeneration project that involves the redevelopment of the 1960s Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre and an adjacent University Arts London (UAL) site. The project includes four buildings, and steel reuse is planned to be incorporated into three of them.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Southwark, London
Brent Cross Town Primary Substation
Brent Cross Town is one of the largest urban regeneration projects in Europe. Brent Cross Town required a new 80MVA substation to provide renewable electricity to the new development, including the 6,700 new homes, 3 million sq ft of offices and new retail and leisure spaces.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Brent Cross, London
The Entopia Building (DISRUPT)
The Entopia Building is the new headquarters for the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), part of the University of Cambridge. The 1930s neo-Georgian style building is a former telephone exchange used for offices since the 1990s.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Cambridge
Holbein Gardens (DISRUPT)
This project is a redevelopment and one-storey extension of a 1980s office building off Sloane Square in Belgravia, creating a 25,000 sq ft modern workplace.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Sloane Square, London
Sloane Square House
As part of CEG’s London headquarters refurbishment, the project involves adding a two-story extension totalling 210m2 (GIA) to the existing 1950s office block built on top of Sloane Square Underground Station
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Sloane Square, London
55 Great Suffolk Street
55 Great Suffolk Street is a 15,000 sq ft historic Grade II Listed warehouse in Southwark distinguished by its Victorian architecture. This project seeks to create a highly-sustainable modern workspace, while minimising embodied carbon and preserving the building’s unique heritage.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Southwark, London
Steel reuse agricultural buildings
Simple Works is designing agricultural sheds using reclaimed steel supplied by Cleveland Steel and Tubes. The system utilises reclaimed steel tubes to create portal frame structures consisting of pitched welded trusses.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
North Yorkshire
Unsuccessful steel reuse case study
The project involves the demolition of an existing building and the development of a new commercial building on the same site in London. The demolition works for this project have commenced.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
London
Steel reuse domestic refurbishment project
This is a residential refurbishment project of a 2-storey 3-bedroom detached house with incorporated steel reuse. The building once had an integral garage as part of the house, which had previously been converted into a dining area.
Location:
Lichfield, West Midlands
Holbein Gardens
Refurbishment and 1 storey extension of offices in Sloane Square, London. Reuse elements: Structural steel, ground floor paving. 34% of steel specified is reuse, accounting for a 60tCO₂e saving in upfront carbon, with the project on track to achieve 300kg/CO₂e/m² total carbon saving and is a LETI Pioneer Project.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
London
CISL Entopia Building
Deep retrofit of former 1930s Telephone Exchange at 1 Regent Street, Cambridge. Reuse elements include Steel for a PV canopy, lighting, raised access flooring, reception desk, furniture. The project saved 21,000kg COâ‚‚e through use of reclaimed materials.
Topic:
Reuse
Location:
Cambridge
Green Tiles Annexe
Green Tiles Annexe is a light, self-built extension to a timber bungalow in Happisburgh, Norfolk. Constructed over three years, it uses sustainable materials like cellulose insulation and reused components, including railway sleeper foundations and offcut furniture. The project cost just £25,000 and has a low carbon footprint.
Location:
North Norfolk