Refurbishment

Key Areas

Refurb projects

'Greening’ existing residential, commercial and industrial buildings

Refurb products

Resource efficiency improvements in key product categories

Refurb case studies

Retail & mixed use

Refurb case studies

Educational & science

Refurb case studies

Offices

Refurb case studies

Residential

Design for Deconstruction and Flexibility

Enabling buildings to be changed and materials to be re-used

Material Action Plans

Examine the sustainability impacts of specific construction materials

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Innovative business models

WRAP wants to support new business opportunities that don't depend on selling large volumes of products and materials to meet market...

Designer buildings
Design for Deconstruction and Flexibility

Building design that enables components and materials to be disassembled, deconstructed, salvaged, re-used or reassembled.  

Refurbishment Resource Efficiency Case Study: Innovation Centre, Norwich

1970s laboratory facilities.

Refurbishment Resource Efficiency Case Study: South Camden Community School

Community School project.

Refurbishment Resource Efficiency Case Study: Quadrant 3, London

Mixed use development in Central London.

Refurbishment Resource Efficiency Case Study: Ark Building, London

Fit out of mixed use development in Central London.

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Refurbishment resource efficiency case study: Exchange Tower, London

Commercial office block: SKA Silver achieved.

Designing for deconstruction and flexibility case study: Project XX, Netherlands

Project XX is designed to last twenty years and then be deconstructed with 100% of the materials and components being re-used elsewhere...

Refurbishment Resource Efficiency Products Case Study: Carpets, Desso

Cradle to Cradle approach leads the way in carpet tile recycling.

Designing for deconstruction and flexibility case study: Olympic and Paralympic Games Village, Stratford

Adaptable Code for Sustainable Homes L4.

Recycled content case study: Retail store refurbishment and fit out

October 2008

This case study describes how Marks & Spencer store successfully identified the recycled content opportunities...

Refurbishment Resource Efficiency Case Study: Lend Lease, Regent’s Place

Innovative re-use of materials and an emphasis on recycled content to combine materials resource efficiency and improved aesthetics in...

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