Despite its recyclability, end-of-life building glass is almost never recycled into new glass products. Instead, it is often crushed together with other building materials and either goes to landfill or is downcycled for low-grade fill application uses. Recent best practice has only resulted in 6 percent of flat glass being effectively recycled.
A report published in 2022 cites that improved manufacturing yield in addition to the reutilisation of end-of-life flat glass as cullet in new production could reduce the annual GHG emissions of the UK flat glass value-chain by up to 18.6%.
Either due to refurbishment, reconfiguration or tenants moving out, the materials associated with CAT B fitout are all too often stripped out and disposed of long before their end of life, including glass partitioning systems. What can be done to make reuse an easier choice? The ASBP deep dive into glass partitioning systems has resulted in an easy to read piece of guidance to support the decision making process around reuse to accelerate the adoption of circular economy solutions and reduce carbon emissions.
Register for the webinar to hear learnings, including some case studies, from the contributors to the guide including Emily Samoluk, Andrew Stammers, Darcy Arnold-Jones, and an extended panel of those doing reuse now.
Supported by the Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS)
Key details
- Date: Thursday 3rd April 2025
- Time: 12:30-14:00
- Location: Online (Zoom)
- Costs: Free for ASBP/FIS members, £10+VAT for members of partner organisations*, £20+VAT general admission
*Partner organisations include: Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), AECB – Association for Environment Conscious Building, British Woodworking Federation, CIBSE, The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), CIRIA, Fit for the Future Network, Good Homes Alliance, Institute of Demolition Engineers, Interior Design Declares, UK, National Federation of Demolition Contractors, natureplus, Passivhaus Trust, SuperHomes, Sustainable Traditional Building Alliance, The Green Register, Timber Development UK and Woodknowledge Wales.
Speakers
- Andrew Stammers, Optima
- Emily Samoluk, British Land
- Darcy Arnold-Jones, Marks Barfield Architects
Extended panel
- James Parlour, FIS
- Matt Robinson, Ambit Moat
- Rob Smith, Material Index
- David Hughes, Blackstone Stripout and
- Roseanna Hart, Cast Interiors
- Ben Cartwright, Urban Miners & Reusefully
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