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Intermediate1 CE

Breaking Barriers to Building Material Reuse

The barriers to reinventing the building industry as a circular economy—one where we design buildings for adaptability and disassembly, construct them out of reused and reusable parts, deconstruct structures instead of demolishing them, and develop markets for the exchange of salvaged materials—are significant.
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GBCI: 0920029296
Continuing education: 1 CE
AIA credit: 1 LU/HSW
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Objectives

  1. Understand the difference between linear and circular economy, and articulate which aspects of the building industry need to change to improve environmental performance.
  2. Explain how a linear economy contributes to environmental and social crises, including climate change and global inequality.
  3. Identify barriers to building material reuse (such as design conventions, construction timelines, storage issues, and policy shortcomings), and find solutions to these problems to improve environmental outcomes.
  4. Locate sources of reused materials and contribute to salvaged material exchange networks.

Leaders

Felix Heisel

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