How to save the world

Materials database is a passport for reuse

By Rachel Hoolahan 2021-10-01T12:25:00

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A circular economy is a necessity not a choice. Material passports offer an opportunity to gather and organise data about the materials within a building to facilitate their effective recovery and reuse at the end of the building’s life. They can inform the initial choice of materials, products and components ...

A circular economy is a necessity not a choice. Material passports offer an opportunity to gather and organise data about the materials within a building to facilitate their effective recovery and reuse at the end of the building’s life. They can inform the initial choice of materials, products and components most suited for later reuse.

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