Building Construction Handbook, Eighth Edition

Concept ~ to reduce waste by designing for deconstruction.

Linear (wasteful, non-sustainable) process ~

Production and

component

manufacture

Material

resource

extraction

Disposal/landfill

of residual

material

Building assembly

and occupancy

over design life

Decommission

and

demolition

Limited

under

EU Landfill

Directive

(Defra)

Closed-loop (near zero waste, sustainable) process ~

Production and

component

manufacture

Reusable examples may include ~

• Recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) and broken
  masonry for hardcore, backfill, landscaping, etc.


• Recovered: structural timber joists and joinery.
  architectural components/features.
  slates and tiles.
  structural steel standard sections.

Material

resource

extraction

Building assembly

and occupancy

over design life

Reconditioning and

recycling of

components

Decommissioning and

deconstruction

of components

Sustainable Demolition