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Designing out Waste

Taking positive action at the design stage of projects can result in significant savings in costs, waste and carbon.  WRAP has tools and design guidance to help you Design out Waste in buildings and civil engineering projects.

Principles & process

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Learn more about the drivers for designing out waste in construction projects, the five principles of designing out waste, and the designing out waste process.

Buildings projects

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Find out about the RIBA endorsed guide - Designing out Waste: a design team guide for buildings, and the accompanying Designing out Waste Tool for Buildings.

Civil engineering projects

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Find out about the ICE endorsed guide - Designing out Waste: a design team guide for civil engineering, and the accompanying Designing out Waste Tool for Civil Engineering.

London 2012

DoW on the Olympic Park

Designing out Waste lessons learned from the London 2012 construction project

Landscape opportunities

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Designing out Waste in landscape projects