Reuse Champion Award - submissions open!
The importance of behaviour and project culture can never be under-estimated. Even with the best technology and the maost streamlined processes, without buy-in and action from people new ways of working will not succeed. To reflect this we are introducing a Circular Economy/Reuse Champion Award, where organisations and project teams will be able to nominate peers or colleagues who have gone above and beyond to drive reuse on a project.
Applications are open now until mid-September, the shortlisted nominees will be invited to attend the Building Resilience Through Reuse event where delegates will vote and John F Hunt, as sponsors of the award, will present the award to the winner.
Key Activities
Reuse Now Campaign
The Reuse Now Campaign aims to increase uptake of the reuse of construction products and materials through exploring supply chain barriers, developing solutions and sharing of knowledge and experience.
DISRUPT
DISRUPT I and II projects (Delivering Innovative Steel ReUse ProjecT) are exploring the innovative reuse of structural steel in construction and encouraging the adoption of new circular economy business models.
Resources
Providing guidance, business considerations, case studies and more, to achieve a greater supply of reused steel in the construction industry.
Guidance on recovering steel for reuse for demolition contractors and other stakeholders in the supply chain.
Industry guide offering practical advice to support the reuse of glass partitioning systems in commercial fit-outs.
Real world case studies that exemplify reuse and prove that reuse can be a viable solution in construction.
Catch up with ASBP webinars on Reuse, with expert speakers, examples, and case studies from accross the supply chain.
A comprehensive list of words and terms and what they mean in the context of reuse.
A list of toolkits available that support reuse, both going in and going out of a building.
A list of digital platforms, physical hubs, and facilitators across the UK and Europe that facilitate the reuse of construction materials.
A list of take back schemes across the UK that facilitate the reuse of construction materials.
A list of articles, reports, and news times about, and highlighting, reuse in construction.
Ongoing projects
Inregrating AI into the steel fabrication workflow, transforming reuse into a systematic, scalable, and data-driven process.
Assessing the technical, economic, and supply chain viability of reusing cellular beams, with a special emphasis on leveraging AI and computer vision to predict reusability.
Reuse newsletters
Latest news
With thanks to our funders and supporters
Gold sponsor: Cleveland Steel and Tubes
Silver sponsor: Optima
Silver sponsor: The Concrete Centre
Bronze sponsor: Reusefully
DISRUPT I and II have received funding via Innovate UK’s Circular Economy for SMEs competition, in collaboration with the NICER programme, a four-year £30 million investment from UKRI consisting of one hub and five specialist research centres aiming to grow the circular economy community through a significant programme of outreach and collaboration. The project received a letter of support from the Interdisciplinary Centre for CircularMetal.
We need your support!
We are looking for forward thinking organisations to sponsor the campaign. If you are interested in sponsoring, with Gold, Silver, and Bronze packages available, please contact Debbie Ward at debbie.ward@asbp.org.uk.
Find out more
To find out more about the campaign, please contact Larry Tate – larry@asbp.org.uk.
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