Philippe Bernardi Philippe Dillmann Maxime L'Héritier

Detailed research on the reuse of construction materials in Europe, with particular focus on the Middle Ages. The book explores reasons for reusing materials and what types of material were reused in...

Short article about FCRBE in a magazine issue on timber construction.

Collection of 36 material sheets aimed at designers and other professionals wishing to incorporate reclaimed materials into construction or renovation projects. Each sheet contains detailed...

Célia Küpfer Corentin Fivet

A collection of case studies, interviews and literature reviews on the topics of selective deconstruction and reversible construction with a focus on Switzerland. It provides technical references for...

Emmanuel Cortés Garcia

Booklet describing different patinas and surface transformations that may occur in reclaimed materials. It evokes different methods of treating or removing these and discusses in which cases keeping...

Etienne Douguet Florence Wagner

Guidebook on how to assess a reclaimed building element's environmental impact using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in accordance with European standards. The process is illustrated with multiple case...

Diane Depardon

Description and graphics of Rotor’s unbuilt project for the competition for the pavilion “Winter in Antwerp” reusing structural elements from the Brussels North Station.

Victor Meesters Renaud Haerlingen Beate Zavadska Romane Lavoine Rotor asbl

Report on salvage and reuse of materials in the transformation of the Reuilly military barracks into housing. The report details each step: identifying and inventorying salvageable materials,...

Portes d'entrée Finstral - Fenêtres

Catalogue of windows, glass doors and verandas produced by Finstral. Also contains essays on the different materials used for their windows (glass, PVC, wood, aluminium and ForRes)

Fédération Nationale du Bois

Guidebook on understanding and using FDES (Fiche de déclaration environnementale et sanitaire = environmental and sanitary declaration sheet), particularly in relation to wood.