Resource salvation : the architecture of reuse / Mark Gorgolewski, Ryerson University, Toronto

Author: Gorgolewski, Mark
Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018.
Copyright Date: ©2018
Physical Description: 280 pages ; 24 cm

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Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 1.1.Background -- 1.2.Scarcity of resource -- 1.3.Waste and obsolescence -- 1.4.Permanence and repair -- 1.5.Material efficiency -- 1.6.Embodied energy and carbon -- 1.7.The circular economy -- 1.8.Reuse v recycling -- 1.9.Summary -- References -- 2.Concepts Supporting Reuse -- 2.1.History of building component reuse -- 2.2.Barriers to reuse -- 2.3.Urban metabolism and resource flows -- 2.4.Urban mining -- 2.5.Upcycling - cradle to cradle -- 2.6.Salvageability and design for deconstruction (DfD) -- 2.7.Information - materials passports -- 2.8.Component redesign - design for reassembly and secondary use -- 2.9.Typologies of material reuse 59 References -- 3.Case Studies -- 3.1.Adaptive reuse with component reuse -- 3.1.1.Alliander - nothing is new -- 3.1.2.Posner Center for International Development - the horsebarn -- 3.1.3.Energy Resource Center (ERC) - A learning hub -- 3.1.4.Hughes Warehouse - building community -- 3.1.5.Roy Stibbs Elementary School - A building as a material bank -- 3.1.6.Hindmarsh Shire council corporate offices - old anchors new -- 3.2.Reusing what is available at the site -- 3.2.1.Ford Calumet Environmental Center - `form follows availability' -- 3.2.2.Hill End Eco-House -- 3.2.3.Tysons Living Learning Centre -- 3.2.4.Parkwood Residences - reuse of an old steel frame -- 3.3.Reusing construction materials from elsewhere -- 3.3.1.Headquarters of the European Council and Council of the European Union -- 3.3.2.La Cuisine, Winnipeg Folk Festival -- 3.3.3.Pointe Valaine Community Centre -- 3.3.4.Oasis Children's Venture -- 3.3.5.The Old Oak Dojo -- 3.4.Secondary use of non-construction materials -- 3.4.1.Pocono Environmental Education Center-tyre wall -- 3.4.2.Big Dig House - from highway to housing -- 3.4.3.Kaap Skil, Maritime and Beachcombers Museum -- 3.4.4.Waste House - UK's first permanent building made from rubbish -- References -- 4.Materials Investigations -- 4.1.Nordic Built Component Reuse -- 4.2.Storywood -- 4.3.Reuse of structural steel -- 4.4.Rebrick project -- References -- 5.Practitioners -- 5.1.ROTOR -- 5.2.Milestone Project Management -- 5.3.Lendager Group -- 5.4.Superuse Studios -- 6.Implications For Design -- 6.1.Design process characteristics -- 6.2.Performance issues -- 6.3.Understanding sources and opportunities -- 6.4.Decision process -- 6.5.Conclusion -- References.

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9781118928776 paperback
1118928776 paperback

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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