Title: Avoiding Future Brownfield Sites through Design for Deconstruction and the Reuse of Building Components (SUBR:IM Bulletin 5) 
Resource Type: document --> public information 
Country: United Kingdom 
Year: 2007 
Availability: CL:AIRE Bulletin 
Author 1/Producer: SUBR:IM Consortium 
Other Authors/Producers: Khan, Ahsan 
Author / Producer Type: Professional / trade / industry associations, institutes or networks 
Publisher: Contaminated Land: Applications In Real Environments 
Publisher City: CL:AIRE, London W1H 7AL 
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Report / download web link (=direct link): http://www.claire.co.uk/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat ...  
Format (e.g. PDF): PDF 
Size: (e.g. 20mb) 500 
EUGRIS Keyword(s): Brownfields
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Environmental
Contaminated land-->Wider impacts / sustainability-->Sustainable / green remediation
 
Short description: This bulletin considers the impact of design for deconstruction on the environment and how future generations can avoid problematic brownfield sites. 
Long description: Is it possible to reduce the number of future brownfield sites by altering building design? And therefore, in doing so, is it possible to develop a built environment that aims to return land to its previous undeveloped state? At the core of the Design for Deconstruction (DfD) philosophy are both these objectives and many more. In recent years the acceptance of DfD has shifted from dismissal of the notion to the inclusion and demonstration of demountability on site. Demountable warehouses that yield reusable components are here (Barratt 2007), the next step is applying demountable construction to run-of-the-mill structures within the hearts of UK cities. This bulletin discusses how this may be achieved and the benefits that can be derived from designing buildings so that they can provide a legacy of components suitable for reuse for future generations whilst treading lightly on the ground. 
Link to Organisation(s): Sheffield University
 
Submitted By: Mr John Henstock WhoDoesWhat?      Last update: 04/01/2008

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