how to recycle a building

We can ‘recycle’ our buildings, with a look at what’s happening in Switzerland on the BBC World Service:

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People Fixing the World

How to reuse a demolished building

Is it possible to construct a new building, just by reusing materials from homes and offices that have been knocked down? That’s the dream of a pioneering Swiss architect Barbara Buser, who trains specialist treasure hunters to track down everything from window frames to steel beams for her buildings. People Fixing the World finds out about her latest project, which is made of 70% reused material. We ask whether Barbara’s approach, which has a much lower carbon footprint than building with new material, can take off around the world.

People Fixing the World – How to reuse a demolished building – BBC Sounds

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Here’s Barbara Buser’s company in Switzerland:

baubüro in situ

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Last year Barbara Bauer won a prize:

Artist, curator and architects win the Swiss Grand Award for Art – SWI swissinfo.ch

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Urban mining is the future of the construction industry:

“We have no choice. Our resources are waning. Some materials just won’t last forever.”

The recyclable building site of the future – SWI swissinfo.ch

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