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...

Conseil National de l'Industrie

This guidebook analyses a series of existing projects incorporating elements of circular economy with the goal of reinforcing existing initiatives that support circular economy in France and possibly...

Célia Chaussebel Mathilde Doutreleau Gaspard Geerts Michaël Ghyoot Emilie Gobbo Elodie Macé Elham Maghsoudi Nia Victor Meesters Martine Mouchet Mona Nasseredine Marie-Annick Rabefiraisana Charline Richard Ad Straub

Report of the calculation and analysis of reuse rates achieved in 32 recently completed construction projects that have successfully incorporated reclaimed building materials and elements.

Anna Saint Pierre

Thesis exploring to what extent a building’s heritage can be transmitted through reuse of demolition rubble in different in-situ applications.

Lionel Devlieger

Article discussing materials and construction techniques which allow for elements to be salvaged and reused, giving examples from history as well as from dismantling projects carried out by Rotor DC.

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...

Fédération Belge de la Brique

Magazine on the reuse of bricks, including examples of projects with reused bricks in Belgium.

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...