The built environment plays a significant role in climate change, resource depletion and biodiversity loss. Moving away from a linear “build, use, demolish” model is no longer optional.
Circular economy and reuse: guidance for designers provides structural engineers with practical, actionable guidance on how to retain materials and structures at their highest value for as long as possible. It shows how engineers can influence reuse and adaptability decisions early in projects, where the greatest impact can be achieved.
Structured around real engineering workflows, the guidance supports engineers in leading clients and teams through feasibility, design, construction and future reuse — helping to reduce embodied carbon, minimise waste and create buildings that remain useful well beyond their first life.