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OLYMPICS RECLAIMED BUILDING MATERIAL REUSE MISSED OPPORTUNITY
A report by BioRegional and others on 'Reuse and Recycling on the London 2012 Olympic Park' stated that more than the eventual final figure of 0.5% could have been reclaimed from the demolition of the 260 buildings and groundworks on the Olympics site. The overall target was that 90% of demolition material should be reuse or recycled, and this target was exceeded at 98.5% - all but 0.5% of which was recycled. No separate target was set for the reclamation of buildng materials. One of the key lessons in the report is to set targets ahead of the project: 'Make distinct reclamation, reuse and recycling targets. State targets clearly in the tendering process. Base the reclamation targets on reclamation audits to identify what is achievable onsite. Consider specifying the reclamation of key items or materials. If unsure consult with specialist reclaimers before drafting tenders.' [p13] BioRegional was a reuse consultant to the Olympics project, and was 'asked to assist in creating a target for site wide brick reclamation. Through consultation with the reclamation industry a target of 60% of bricks site wide or 80% on specific buildings was recommended which would have resulted in the reclamation of over 800,000 bricks. Overall the reclamation of bricks was far below this figure.' [p25] 'BioRegional had estimated through site surveys that around 9,000 tonnes of materials (2.8% of the total materials) could have been reclaimed and reused. Fourteen per cent (14%) of potentially reusable materialwasactuallyreused,therestwasrecycled. The carbon saved through reuse can be estimated at around 1,300 tonnes. The carbon lost through recycling reusable materials can be estimated at around 7,900 tonnes.' At Ecobuild last week a talk was given on the Olympics and sustainability: 'London 2012 organisers missed a significant reuse opportunity according to sustainability experts involved in the Olympic Park construction programme', wrote Edie last week. 'A lack of specific reuse targets meant that contractors were not incentivised to reclaim certain materials such as brick and steel from the demolition process, which could have been reused in site construction works. Speaking at Ecobuild earlier this week (March 20), Noah Bold, sustainability manager at CLM - one of the delivery partners for the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) - said that 215 buildings needed to be demolished on the site including warehouses and gasworks before construction work could begin. While the demolition plan set a contractual target for 90% of material by weight to be reused or recycled, separate reclamation and reuse targets were not set for potentially valuable materials like Victorian bricks. "Old Victorian bricks carry a resale value of £1 each, but only cost around 10 pence to clean up. There is a big recovery value there," Bold told delegates. According to Jonathan Essex, sustainable construction manager at Bioregional - one of the advisors during the process - over a third of the 3.6 million bricks identified on the site could have been feasibly reclaimed, but in the end only 0.4 million were. "Because there was no separate reuse target set in the contract, there was no financial incentive for contractors to reclaim them," he said. Other barriers to maximising demolition recovery levels were time constraints, a lack of storage, and the fact that local reclamation and reuse merchants could not cope with the volumes coming off the site. Essex added that there was a pressure on contractors during the demolition phase to focus on recycling rather than reuse, and that the waste hierarchy could have better applied. On the day the Team GB kit is unveiled, the news will come as a blow to the ODA which is committed to tackling waste at all stages of the programme.'
Reuse and Recycling on the London 2012 Olympic park
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THREE GENERATIONS OF PARROTTS OPEN NEW ROAD AT CAWARDEN RECLAIM
The winning team . . . three generations of the Parrott family proudly cut the red tape at the official opening of the new driveway entrance to Cawarden Brick & Tile Co Ltd. Fifty years ago the family was dairy farming with the farm barns and sheds clanking and lowing to the sounds of cattle being fed and milked. How times have changed. Today, under the leadership of Richard Parrott, the company can boast many success stories having just received the ultimate in accolades 'Brick Recycling Specialist of the Year 2011'. This prestigious business achievement award was presented by "London and Home Counties Today" and singles out Cawarden for national recognition in its specialist field. The award was presented to Cawarden for 'services and proven ability' which exceeds the needs of its clients, singling out a company which provides excellence across a range of disciplines and criteria. Cawarden is the leading reclaim specialist, supplying a vast array of both reclaimed and period building materials, supplying architects, builders, craftspeople, interior designers and private clients. The improvements to the entrance at Carwarden Springs Farm will assist the flow of traffic to the busy business based in Rugeley, Staffordshire, where traffic has increased fivefold in the last two years. Visitors are welcome to view the new showrooms and stock storage areas. - - - - - - - - - - Press release rcvd Sept 2011, edited 29nov11tk
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SPELLER METCALFE AWARD PROJECT INCLUDED REUSE OF RECLAIMED BRICKS
Malvern building contractors, Speller Metcalfe, won the development team prize in the South Worcestershire Building Excellence Awards, for the redevelopment of a badly fire-damaged listed Victorian boarding house and adjacent boarding block while the school remained in use. The building's features needed to be restored to their original condition and an important part of the project was the reuse of reclaimed bricks as well as stone and plasterwork restoration. Reza Saneie, head of South Worcestershire Building Control Partnership, was reported to say: "Building standards and regulations have a big impact on the built environment, our homes, places of work, schools and hospitals. Not only will awards like this encourage future standards to be high but they will inject a feel good factor within the local construction industry." This was the first year for the South Worcestershire Building Excellence Awards which included points for sustainability.
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'BANDITS' RECLAIM BRICKS DURING GOVERNMENT DEMOLITION OF 500 HOUSES IN BELFAST
The demolition of terraces of Victorian houses by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), part of the UK government, in the Village area of south Belfast led to scavengers trying to reclaim the bricks. The NIHE neither wanted the bricks, nor did they want them reclaimed. Today, reclaimed Belfast bricks were being offered on Gumtree at £150 a pallet of 500 (30p each), and were also selling for €320 per 1000 (28p each) at Landmark Architectural Salvage in Newcastle, Co Dublin. The BBC wrote that 'a lucrative trade has grown up around reclaimed Belfast bricks which can retail for between 50p to £1 each.' Clearly there was demand for the bricks. BBC News NI wrote: 'The NI Housing Executive has appealed to people to stop dismantling houses to steal bricks which are being sold on as salvage. The appeal came as it emerged that so-called brick bandits are stripping a Housing Executive demolition site in the Village area of south Belfast. The Housing Executive has warned people's lives are being put at risk. Gangs of people were sifting through piles of rubble to reclaim the bricks which were then sold on to dealers for around £100 a pallet. The Housing Executive said those involved have also targeted houses which are not yet due for demolition - regardless of whether adjacent homes are still being lived in. The houses were being left in a dangerous condition. The Housing Executive called for a stop to the "wanton vandalism".' An Ulster dealer, who did not wish to be named, saw the video on Ulster TV (see link below) and said he thought it was the NIHE who were being the wanton vandals by not reclaiming the bricks. On 9 June 2011, the BBC wrote that 'forty homes in Lower Rockview Street were knocked down on' on a single day which, if true, would mean that the NIHE seemed to be complicit in breaking the law as preparing for reuse, or reclaiming as it is more commonly known, is a legal requirement under the Waste Regulations 2011. In this case the BBC reporter seems to have avoided joining the fact that the bricks were valuable with the fact that the NIHE was discouraging their reclamation, even though this is a legal obligation. The minister for Social Development, Nelson McCausland, was photographed at the controls of demolition machine. He said that 500 houses would be demolished, but made no comment about reclaiming and reusing any of the demolition material.
Ulster TV (video): Regeneration for Belfast's Village area BBC News Northern Ireland: Brick bandits strip NIHE site in south Belfast
LORD ROGERS COMES UNSTUCK OVER STUCCO
Richard Rogers, one of Britain's leading architects, has stopped work on his £12 million town house in London because he failed to get the correct permission for the removal of white stucco which covers the outside of the 150 year old property. He will have to apply for listed building consent retrospectively.
Telegraph
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